<HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Ric-</DIV> <DIV>What is your experience working with ivory key covers?</DIV> <DIV>Ed Sutton<BR><BR><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Byeway222@aol.com <BR>Sent: May 30, 2006 7:42 AM <BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org <BR>Subject: To:- All the Action Geometry Buffs <BR><BR><ZZZHTML><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873"></ZZZHEAD><ZZZBODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" rightMargin="7" topMargin="7" leftMargin="7" bottomMargin="7"><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Hello List,</DIV> <DIV>I recently posted on the subject of replacing white plastic key coverings with some very good one- piece ivory tops which I can salvage from an older  piano.</DIV> <DIV>Having thought this situation through, it is obvious that the ivory is going to be thinner than the original plastic.  This is going to leave the sharps looking too high.  I will, therefore , have to lower the height of the sharps at the balance rail and in turn alter the depth of touch on the sharps. The sharps and naturals will no longer have their original realtionship.</DIV> <DIV>My question to you all is, 'Am I getting into deep water with the action geometry by doing this, and am I likely to end up with a peculiar feel in the general touch?'</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>ric</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>