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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> It is not the best answer perhaps, but
one can add a .008" punching to all the sharps at the balance rail. and
.016'</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to the front rail.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV>
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<A title=toddpianoworks@att.net href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">Matthew
Todd</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 21, 2008 2:46
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Removing old keytops</DIV>
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<DIV>Since we are on this subject.....</DIV>
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<DIV>I serviced a grand yesterday (did my first CA treatment, btw).
When you play the black keys, they get buried beneath the level of
the whites. It is evident that someone had replaced the tops. I am
guessing whoever did the procedure, failed to rout down the keystick to
compensate for the thicker tops. So, I will be returning later to
correct this.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>1. Do I set the black kep dip or the height? I know
if I set the height, I will have to readjust the capstans. Is there
anything else I need to be aware of as far as throwing other parts out of
regulation?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>2. Do I need to do anything with the white key regulation at
all?</DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks in advance,</DIV>
<DIV>Matthew<BR><BR><B><I>David Chadwick <chadwick61@cox.net></I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shawn, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have great success with using a Milwaukee
heat gun. I'll do about 5 or 6 at one time by waving the heat gun over the
tops and fronts until the surface is quite warm and then I slide a thin
blade knife under the tail end and slowly work it off the keystick making
sure that I'm not removing any wood also depending on what kind of glue was
previously used. Works great for me and I'm done in about 30 minutes. Like
you, I usually send-em out for recovering but once in a while I'll do a set.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David C. </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=shawnbrock@fuse.net href="mailto:shawnbrock@fuse.net">Shawn
Brock</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 21, 2008 9:17
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Removing old keytops</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a Kawai U S T 5 which was given to
me. Problems include, broken sustain peddle, finish damage and
chipped keytops. This is a piano that I will probably turn in to a
rental... So the object here is to make more money than you
spend... Given this fact, I am going to replace the keytops
myself. These are one peace top and front. Anyone want to
share ideas for removing them? I can easily get them off from the
back, it almost looks like they are not glued down in the back.
Taking this approach though causes them to snap in the middle. I
usually farm out my keytop business but this just seems to not be worth
it... So, back to the subject at hand... Should I heat
them? Or is it better to just chip away at them. The ones I
have removed seem to come off easily, but I wonder if a little heat will
make it easier still! Question 2: Do you think I should go
with the one peace tops and fronts? I will say, that I hate the one
peace top and front but... Its what was on the piano. Oh, and
yes I'm sure the same thing will happen at some point. They will
chip or start to come off, but this is not a piano that's mint to last a
lifetime. I have a feeling they would have lasted longer, but it
looks like the piano might have been abused heavily.
Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shawn Brock,
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