To be honest, I never plane the key fronts. Just a sharp chisel to take of the original front. Otherwise, you are correct. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Duane McGuire Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 7:48 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Key wood prep....was....Applying PVC-E Answering my own question ... I'd guess that you use a registration block temporarily set across your rails? On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Duane McGuire <pianoman at duanemcguire.com> wrote: > David: I like this! When planing the key fronts, what do you use to > register the front of the key for a uniform cut? > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 8:14 PM, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote: >> I use this set up with a router. Just the router base is pictured but you >> adjust the router in the base to get the depth of cut you want. >> >> >> >> David Love >> >> www.davidlovepianos.com >> >> >> >> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >> Of erwinspiano at aol.com >> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 5:59 PM >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Key wood prep....was....Applying PVC-E >> >> >> >> >> >> On a different subject, how do all of you mill and prepare the top of the >> key prior to gluing on tops. >> >> >> >> Dale Erwin >> >> > > > > -- > Duane McGuire > 801-830-5858 > http://blog.duanemcguire.com > -- Duane McGuire 801-830-5858 http://blog.duanemcguire.com
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