plastic keytop matching

[Paul McCloud]

Ed:
    I don't know if you've tried to sand them a bit.  That would be my first 
guess.  The plastic is thick enough to sand quite a lot.  Otherwise, why not 
just replace all of them?  It's extremely difficult to match cream/white 
color.
    As a Young Chang dealer, our store had to replace some keytops.  When I 
ordered the new ones, they asked what the exact model and serial was.  They 
apparently have two different keytop shades, which to my eye look absolutely 
identical.  Until you put them on the keys, that is.  The wrong shade sticks 
out like a sore thumb...
    Add to that the fact that the keytops are shaped differently on the 
front edges, and some are rounded over the whole key, and it's going to be 
next to impossible to get a match.  If it were me, I'd tell the customer 
that they need a new set of keytops.
    Anyhow, good luck
    Paul McCloud
    San Diego

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ed miller" <edmiller3 at hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 7:19 AM
Subject: plastic keytop matching


Hi,

I have a client with two white keys that are burnt. How can I get a perfect
match?

I have samples from Shcaff and nothing is quite as deep cream as his set.
What other supplier has a lot of plastic keytops to choose from?

Are there any methods to save these burnt keytops without replacing the
keytop? The problem is mostly discoloration, with one small spot where
plastic has been melted.

Thanks,
Ed

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