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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michelle,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Having been in the keytop replacement business for
over ten years, I say take Avery's advice. Send them to someone with the
machining set up for doing a professional job. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debbie</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=avery1@houston.rr.com href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 28, 2007 3:09
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Kimball Consolette keytop
problem</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>Michelle, <BR><BR>Personally, I'd prefer to send
them to someone who does that for a living. They'll probably do a better job
and considering the time and effort for you to do it, you'll probably come out
cheaper. And better. JMO. <BR><BR>Avery <BR><BR>At 01:34 PM 1/28/2007, you
wrote:<BR></FONT>
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size=2>Hi all. Ive just been asked to do a keytop replacement on a
Kimball Consolette. This is the second one of these Ive seen in my
community where the plastic is severely yellowed and shattered.
<BR> <BR>The problem Im encountering is that the one size fits most
keytops from Schaff are too wide on the tails. Is there a certain
keytop I should buy for replacements or do I need to trim the Schaff
keytops? Also, the original keytops are not shaped on the sizes.
They are straight cut.<BR> <BR>Just so you know, this piano is in
pretty bad shape but the little 90 year old lady who owns it would really
like to be able to play her piano again.<BR> <BR>Thanks for your
help!<BR> <BR>Michelle Smith<BR>Smith Piano Service<BR>Bastrop,
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