<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" 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"><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType name="time" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="date" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=white> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=204024202-24072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Why not contact Merle Sanford at <A href="mailto:rss@hal-pc.org">rss@hal-pc.org</A>?  She is in Houston area and does some of the finest keyboard work in the country.   She seems to have little problem removing keytops.   She's always delightful and delighted to help someone learn a new thing.................</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=204024202-24072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>les bartlett</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=204024202-24072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>www.bartlettpianoservice.com</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>J. R. White<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 23, 2006 8:50 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'David Lawson'; 'Pianotech List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: key Tops<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Hammer and chisel, with the key blocked against a dog; or, a small mill, using a ‘climb’ cut.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">J R W<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=blue size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><A href="mailto:jrwhiteltd@msn.com">jrwhiteltd@msn.com</A></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=blue size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">(253) 922-2372</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>David Lawson<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sunday, <st1:date w:st="on" ls="trans" Month="7" Day="23" Year="2006">July 23, 2006</st1:date> <st1:time w:st="on" Hour="17" Minute="05">5:05 PM</st1:time><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> key Tops</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">GERALD, Seeing that you have just recovered a set of keys on a Samick piano, can you tell me how you removed the old ones please? I have to replace some keytops on a new Kawai that have been damaged, and don't know what to expect if I apply heat, or just start carving away!!</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cheers.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">David Lawson Wangaratta Australia.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR>Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/395 - Release Date: 07/21/2006<BR></FONT></P></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--<BR> No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR> Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/395 - Release Date: 07/21/2006<BR> </FONT> </P>