<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3243" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>There must be some observable separations in the wood? Yes? If so, glue and clamp may be just what the doctor ordered. First test with clamp to see if it will compress flat. Sounds pretty weird.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</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=mconnell1@instruction.com href="mailto:mconnell1@instruction.com">Mark McConnell</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> Friday, February 01, 2008 8:11 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Warped Ivory Keys</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>A 1902 Mason & Hamlin upright I worked on has ivory keys that are<BR>warped upwards where the head and tail meet. They are not coming<BR>unglued, both the wood and the ivory are warped upwards. This affects<BR>about half the white keys, and is severe enough to be a major<BR>distraction for the player. <BR>Does anyone have suggestions on how to remedy this - perhaps without<BR>removing the ivory? I could only think of steaming and clamping, but<BR>haven't tried anything yet. Thanks. <DIV></DIV><BR>-- <DIV>Want an e-mail address like mine? </B><BR>Get a <B>free e-mail </B>account today at <A href="http://www.mail.com/Product.aspx" target=_blank>www.mail.com</A>!</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>