Key mortise correction

John Delacour JD at Pianomaker.co.uk
Thu Aug 10 11:54:43 MDT 2006


At 12:52 pm -0400 10/8/06, Jon Page wrote:

>>[Joseph Garrett: ] here's a better tool to do that job, which would 
>>have cut your time in half, IMO. It's easy tomake. Fits in a 
>>Universal handle. Imagine the Balance Hole Easer, but with cutting 
>>edges >on each side.
>
>I'm not talking about the balance hole height. I used the hole 
>height cutter. I'm talking about the wood on the sides of the 
>mortice touching the pin and the pin hitting the back-side of the 
>mortice (a ledge half way down the mortice) with the key depressed.

Sounds to me like a quick job for a nice sharp 1/8" chisel.

JD







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