<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C63EA4.AC860220"> <link rel=Edit-Time-Data href="cid:editdata.mso">  <title>HTML Message</title> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue = style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> Thanks guys!!  I’m just about to learn = keytop replacement, now I know which ones to = get!!!  I was concerned about = “bright white” modern-looking plastic on a 1916 piano—“light cream” = sounds a lot better!  This is a = great list!!<o:p></o:p> John<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul Chick = (Earthlink) Sent: Friday, March 03, = 2006 8:58 AM To: '<st1:PersonName = w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName>' Subject: RE: = keytops<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> We’ve switched to the keytop = that Terry mentions here.  Not only good looking, but shapes better…easier to trim, file, and = notch.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Paul C<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> I've been using the "German Keytops With = Fronts" in "light cream" from Pianotek #KTF-5C. I just love 'em - they = are very attractive. Ask Jon Rolinovsky what it is like gluing them on - <a href="mailto:ralinoj@muohio.edu">ralinoj@muohio.edu</a> - he does = my keytop work for me - and a mighty dandy job I might = add!<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Terry Farrell<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'= > <div> ----- Original Message ----- = <o:p></o:p> </div> I tried a new = set of keytops, for me, today...Kluge.  I usually use Schaff's = keytops...the Kluge were in connected sets of 7...C through B.   Right off = the bat I had to break the sets apart, which was a pain...in fact until I = figured out the secret (carefully break from the tail until down to the front, then bend/break in that plane), I broke one front and had to carefully fit = that together when gluing...after that I found (opposite of the Schaff = keytops) that the keytop front didnt' want to adhere to the front of the key...in = other words it didn't have any inherent pressure towards the key's front surface.   With the Schaff, the angle of the keytop front made = the adhesion good but tended to push the keytop up at the top front area and = I'd get separation unless I clamped.   The Kluge keytop fronts are apparently at 90 degrees to the top.  I ended up using blue = painters tape to come from the key button stretched across the keytop and over the = front and underneath the key to apply pressure and keep the front against the keys = front surface...I hope this is clear?   At first I didnt' like the difference but in retrospect I didn't have to clamp the keys, the blue = tape did the trick... Anyone else have any comments about Kluge...whatever... David Ilvedson, RPT <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Pacifica</st1:City>, = <st1:State = w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></= p> </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>