<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff>Yamaha now has someone in the USA that does their keytop replacement to their satisfaction.   I'm picking up a set of Ivorite keys in a couple of days and shipping them in some sort of "special" box to that person.   Haven't seen the box yet...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA 94044<BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Dave Smith" <DSMITH941@COMCAST.NET><BR>To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 11/1/2006 5:00:16 PM<BR>Subject: Re: Yamaha C-7 Key Top ?<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brett, try calling  Yamaha piano service at 1 800 854 1569.  They had a problem with the original Ivorite keytops and may be willing to work with you on replacing them.  They can tell you if the 1989 C7 was subject to this problem.   I restrung a C7 c. 1985 after Hurricane Charley in Florida and Yamaha was willing to replace the badly stained keytops.  Being on Maui may present some problems,however,  if they dont have a qualified keytopper in the area.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Smith</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SW FL</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bgpianoman@email.com href="mailto:bgpianoman@email.com">BRETT GLASS</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> Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:42 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Yamaha C-7 Key Top ?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <TABLE id=HB_Mail_Container height="100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0 UNSELECTABLE="on"> <TBODY> <TR height="100%" UNSELECTABLE="on" width="100%"> <TD id=HB_Focus_Element vAlign=top width="100%" background="" height=250 UNSELECTABLE="off"> <P>Aloha To All, Wet & Rainy Here . I have a Customer with a C-7 made in 1989 . She teaches piano & the keys are stained from dirty little fingers . She is about the 3rd owner of this piano so I doubt Yamaha will replace the tops .</P> <P>Any ideas about how to clean them and possibly seal them . They look like they have been sanded down in the past . The teacher takes an eraser to them and some of it comes off . But it comes right back .</P> <P>Thanks for your information & tips .</P> <P>Brett Glass</P> <P>A Sharp Piano Service Maui</P></TD></TR> <TR UNSELECTABLE="on" hb_tag="1"> <TD style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt" height=1 UNSELECTABLE="on"> <DIV id=hotbar_promo></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>-- <P><A href="http://a8-asy.a8ww.net/a8-ads/adred?redirectid=mailfamily_a_target01" target=_blank><IMG alt="" src="http://a8-asy.a8ww.net/a8-ads/adred?redirectid=mailfamily_img_src01" border=0></A> <IMG style="WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px" height=0 alt="" src="http://a8-asy.a8ww.net/a8-ads/adred?redirectid=mailfamily_a8tracker01" width=0></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>