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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was taught by the "Old timers" that we started
with an old clothes iron that we didn't intend to use on clothes any more. You
also need a few rags of cotton to drape over(on top) the old keytops to be
removed and a putty knife that has been sharpened enough to help scrape/pry the
softened keytop up. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A little experimenting with the temperature of your
iron to warm/heat up the covered tops until they become just pliable enough to
pry off. This works wonderfully on both Ivory as well as plastic. You will get
the hang of just warming the tops enough to pop off the ivories and yet still be
able to use most of them if you don't over do it with the heat. Of coarse the
plastic I dont care to do anything but soften to pry off. After a few keys,you
start a system of leaving the iron on a few covered keys to heat as you are
taking of the previously heated ones off and now...you are a moving
machine!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Prior to applying the new keytops I use a
stationary flat sanding disk to just touch clean the surface of any leftover
plastic/glue and clean the wood. Careful you do not want to "over sand" and
change the key out of square! Just barely touch to the sanding surface long
enough to clean the worst spots. Try this on some old junk keys first from a
dead upright.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good luck & God Bess!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gerald Arbeau</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>