<html> <body> David, I guess I'm missing something here but why would glue being removed from the "sides" of the key affect the "top" of the key?? Even if that is actually the cause, why couldn't you just remove the key and polish it? Much easier and quicker than trying to replace a key top. And probably not necessary, anyway. JMO. Avery Todd University of Houston At 05:50 PM 6/6/2006, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> G'Day fellow techs. Can anyone tell me how is the best way to remove damaged key tops from the modern piano i.e Kawai? I will need to travel a long way to repair one damaged key top on a K-18 model and will not have a workshop to assist me with bench tools. I do not like the idea of steaming, which would probably not work anyway, and knifing it off sounds pretty dangerous. This problem was caused by some glue being left on the side of the key top, ( from the factory), then being sanded off to remove it, and subsequently removing the polish from the key. Customer needs all her keys to appear polished it seems!!   David Lawson Wangaratta Australia  </blockquote></body> </html>