<WBR>I want to echo Bill's comment. If this is a new piano still under warrantee, I would have the customer call the store and complain about the problem. Sooner or later the keyslip will have to be removed. It might as well be done now, even if you have to break the darn thing to get it off the piano. If it is a new piano still under warrantee, hopefully you can get a new key slip from the factory.<br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: buckscott@juno.com <buckscott@juno.com><br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 4:26 pm<br> Subject: Chinese keyslip<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_0_6f427592-129f-44d9-b8e8-0459013ce0e1 style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff"><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>Hi guys and gals- I just serviced a no name Chinese piano with a non-removable keyslip (it is glued to the keybed, and finished continuously with the cheeks). The problem: The keyslip is rubbing against the keyfronts of the naturals. What I have attempted: Tapping the balance rail pins toward the back, which gained me a little clearance, but not enough. I am not so joyously awaiting the summer humidity. Any suggestions? (that don't involve a sledge hammer)? Scott Kitzmiller _____________________________________________________________ Click now and get great rates when you open a savings account! <A href="http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/REAK6aAWybhz5k3CdIUaNCSjbL5ps1TL5wuWFNCiSwE5b6dky9kQ8a/" target=_blank>http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/REAK6aAWybhz5k3CdIUaNCSjbL5ps1TL5wuWFNCiSwE5b6dky9kQ8a/</A> </TT></PRE></div> <div id='u8CA56C98CA4ADB7-E34-2057' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Supercharge your AIM. Get the <A title="http://download.aim.com/client/aimtoolbar?NCID=aolcmp00300000002586" href="http://download.aim.com/client/aimtoolbar?NCID=aolcmp00300000002586" target="_blank">AIM toolbar</A> for your browser.</FONT> </div>