<WBR>Jack<br> <br> Numbering keys by hand doesn't make the piano look cheap. I number my keys between the balance rail and capstan, to make them less visible. <br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> 808-349-2943<br> www.bleespiano.com<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: Jack Houweling <jackhouweling@dccnet.com><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 7:19 pm<br> Subject: numbering keys<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_67c09283-57af-4ba2-aff3-2df8985d3f87> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am rebuilding a keyboard and want to put new numbers on the keys. The originals numbers were very dull and </FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>after I cleaned them and lightly sanded them they are no longer visible.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>I do not want to pencil mark them with numbers as I think this looks cheap so I want to</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>stamp them. Any methods of stamping keys with ink, or other suggestions?</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack Houweling</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </div> </div> <div id='u8CAAB4B83F984CF-930-373A' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">The Famous, the infamous, the lame - in your browser. <A title="http://toolbar.aol.com/tmz/download.html?NCID=aolcmp00050000000014" href="http://toolbar.aol.com/tmz/download.html?NCID=aolcmp00050000000014" target="_blank">Get the TMZ Toolbar Now</A>!</FONT> </div>