Keytops ?? :-(

[MICHAEL MORVAN]

Jim,
    Your right, no need to be sorry I knew what you meant,  have you 
experienced the other problem I was speaking of? The nonperpendicular 
fronts? Requires a different approach to apply.
Michael A. Morvan
Blackstone Valley Piano
76 Sutton Street
Uxbridge, Ma 01569
(508) 278-9762
keymaestro at verizon.net
www.pianoandorgankeys.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JIMRPT at aol.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: Keytops ?? :-(


> Michael;
> I did not express myself very well..sorry :)
>
> <<I have put down hundreds of these sets and have seen them on every set.
>
> You have to cut or sand the dimple off or it can hang the keytop up a bit
>
> and as you said be a bit visible. >>
>
> I did say dimple underneath but what I 'meant' was a small recess/hole
> underneath, there is nothing to "sand down"  (I know what you are speaking 
> of
> though and I also have sanded those little bumpys off of many key sets.)
>  The 'dimple'/'pimple'/'raised dot' on the surface of the key is not proud
> enough to sand down effectively with just a light sanding and I don't want 
> to
> get into sanding the entire set of 'new' keytops just to get rid of these
> danged thingees.......must be getting lazy in my later years. :-)
> Just wondering what others are using for keytops.
> Jim Bryant (FL)
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