plastic keytop matching

[ed miller]

Thanks, Paul.

I've got the action here in my shop. I just sanded them with 320 grit. It 
worked liked magic!

I appreciate your help.
Ed


>From: "Paul McCloud" <service at pianosd.com>
>Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: plastic keytop matching
>Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:15:35 -0800
>
>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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