<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> That's what I said to Joe G. sometime ago and he instructed me o= n the correct meaning... David I> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: "Matthew Todd" <TODDPIANOWORKS@YAHOO.COM> = To: Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> Received: 9/22/2005 6:40:32 AM = Subject: RE: Key Clamps <DIV align=left>I thought DAMHIK was the hick way to saying Damn it.<= /DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Matthew Andrew and Rebeca Anderson <anrebe@sbcglob= al.net> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px= ; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">D.on't A.sk M.e H.ow I K.now A= t 02:39 PM 9/22/2005, you wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Hello Joe – I’ve forgotten what “DAMHIK” stands for –= I vaguely recall the last word is “knowledge”  Usually I = have the keyframe on the bench. After all without the “naturals” no= -one can play it! I would suggest trying the method of: Do five key= s and five tops and immediately, on touch-dry status, putting them toge= ther. Then on with the next five. No over-night drying. No mess. No fus= s. Job done. As ever, almost clinical preparation is a must. But= it’s fast! Regards Michael G.(UK) <HR> <DIV align=center></DIV>From:<= /B> Joe And Penny Goss [<A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com" eudora== "autourl"> mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com</A>] Sent: 22 Septembe= r 2005 18:05 To: Pianotech Subject: Re: Key Clamps<= BR>  Hi Michael, Nor have we if enough glue is used and the keys= clamped together after the glue has dried over night and held tight fo= r a second. I have been applying the coat to the key stick and allo= wing it to dry, and then applying glue to the top and apply to each key= top sepertly, and while the glue is still wet, puting it on the key st= ick. This allows for small changes in the position of the key top on= the stick. When one sets the key aside you do need to let the front= ( front and top molded key ) hang over the side of the bench. DAMHIK<B= R> <DL> <DD>----- Original Message ----- <DD>From: <A href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Ga= mble</A> <DD>To: <A href="mailto:toddpianoworks@yahoo.com">'Matthew Todd'<= /A> ; <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> <DD>Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 11:23 AM <DD>Subject: RE: Key Clamps <DD>   <DD>Hello Matthew T and List <DD>It all depends on the glue you use as to whether clamps are require= d or not. I have been flakked for using “Impact Adhesive” glue from= “Bostik” (google that) for attaching new key tops. It has been sug= gested “it doesn’t last” but I’ve had no problems to date and t= he first I did that way was about ten years agone. The “up side” is= that you apply a thin coat to both sides for gluing, wait until “tou= ch dry” and then press them together. You only have one chance at thi= s, so alignment has to be accurate first time. This stuff is used to at= tach formica to a substrate in caravans and kitchen work surfaces. <DD>Regards <DD>Michael G.(UK) <DD> <HR> <DIV align=center></DIV> <DD>From: Matthew Todd [<A href="mai= lto:toddpianoworks@yahoo.com" eudora="autourl"> mailto:toddpianoworks= @yahoo.com</A>] <DD>Sent: 22 September 2005 15:12 <DD>To: pianotech@ptg.org <DD>Subject: Key Clamps <DD>   <DD>Hi everyone, <DD>   <DD>I will be doing my third set of keytop replacement soon (don't worr= y, they're all on practice pianos!). <DD>   <DD>I did the first two sets without clamping.  I would like to do= this next set with clamps to see the difference.  Any ideas? <DD>   <DD>   <DD>Thank you! <DD>Matthew <DIV align=center> </DIV> <DD>Yahoo! for Good <DD><A href="http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/">Click here to = donate</A> to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. </DD></DL= ></BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!?= Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around = http://mail.yahoo.com </DIV></BODY></HTML>