Yup, pretty much exactly. I've taken a scrap of flat wood, and clamp it to a keystick with spring clamps. I place a piece of plastic between the key and wood so the scrap doesn't get bonded to the key. Then simply fill the hole from the other side and level with a stick of some sort for a sanding-free hole-filling job. Done with care, no sanding is necessary. However, overfilling slightly and sanding flat makes for a more visually attractive repair IMHO, but it's more work, and who the heck is going to see it? I figure if you are trying to make it look pretty, then just cut some spruce plugs and go that route - nothing looks better than a chisel-cut flush spruce plug. One other thought. Sometimes you will get a tiny bit of squeeze-through on the plastic/wood-scrap side of the keystick (if the scrap wasn't clamped perfectly to the keystick. I've thought that next time I do this task that I would tape over the one side of the keystick with wide masking tape and then clamp a scrap of wood to that side - just thinking that the masking tape sticking to the keystick would better prevent any epoxy from oozing out around the perimeter of the hole on that side - again, mostly a visual thing. Will the epoxy bond to the sticky masking tape? I guess a little experimentation is in order first! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- I've got a Sty D with a lot of holes in the keys (before my time) I'd like to repair this as efficiently as possible. So, Terry, could write what your careful application might be? I would imagine: one side of the key has scrap wood and tape? other side levels out nicely...????? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Original message I've done it both ways and whereas I sure do like the look of spruce plugs, epoxy is about a gazillion time faster. I use West System epoxy resin and hardener and thicken it with their 410 MicrolightTM low-density filler. It cures to a tan color. This is a fairing filler and is extremely easy to sand - although careful application makes for almost no sanding needed. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- > Just wondering. Why don't you must put a wood plug in the holes? > > Avery > > At 02:36 PM 9/22/2006, you wrote: > >>List, >> >>I read about the Abatron putty but was wondering whether anyone in >>the trades sells something ready to go with color? >> >>David Ilvedson, RPT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060923/9045e39e/attachment-0001.html
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