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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We use PVC-E for all keytop work. I agree
with your preference of white for black pianos to a point. I personally
prefer "off-white" on older natural tone pianos. We can debate what
constitutes being acceptably off-white forever. It's very
subjective. I find when looking at the Schaff off-white without stark
white next to it as a comparison, it still seems very white. I prefer
white on newer pianos no matter the case color/finish. Most piano owners
expect white. On instruments where old ivory is being replaced some
customers prefer something not as stark as the white keytops. We offer the
satin ivory keytop w/matching front from Vagias Ventures, as an
alternative. At my discretion, and with enough notice, and pricing
change if needed, we will custom order almost any keytop if the
technician is seriously committed to a specific brand/color. Obviously I
don't like to be doing this too often though ;-) Maintaining a standard
inventory (as well as efficient and precise machining capabilities) is the
reason we can keep the price relatively low and turnaround time
short.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW, I'll take this opportunity to add....if anyone
comments or has a question for me and posts such to this list, and....doesn't
hear from me within a day or two, send another post or email directly to
me. I seem to be receiving only every third or fourth digest recently
(skipping 2 or 3 here and there). Don't know what's up.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debbie</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=cgpiano@humboldt1.com href="mailto:cgpiano@humboldt1.com">Carman
Gentile</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 23, 2006 6:14
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> keytops</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><I><BR>...Schaff keytops. Been using them for 10 years,
no clamping.<BR>Debbie L.<BR> </I>Debbie, what kind of
glue do you use?<BR><BR><BR> In my own experience, I find the bright
white keytops look good on black pianos. With natural wood pianos I use
off-white keytops.<BR><BR>Carman Gentile RPT </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>