<div> Matthew, Fenton, JD, et al...<br> <br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm now confused. Are we talking about removing old keytops, or milling the keystick to a proper height for new key tops. Different tools, different methodologies. Have I missed a transition discussion?<br> <br> Paul<br> </font></div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks@att.net><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 12:22 am<br> Subject: Re: keytop planer<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_27007d87-fac5-4e0a-ac8e-95344594ce45"> My guess is because the newer tops are thicker than the older ones, so you must plane off the keystick to make up for the difference :-).<br> <br> Matthew<br> <br> <b><i>John Delacour <<a href="mailto:JD@Pianomaker.co.uk">JD@Pianomaker.co.uk</a>></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> At 19:41 -0400 7/8/08, Matt Wynne wrote:<br> <br> >I have been using a table saw to remove old keytops for years and I <br> >would like to switch to a planer, which seems to be a little more <br> >civilized.<br> <br> Can someone please explain how planing, milling or routing off <br> key-tops can be more reliable, faster, more accurate or cleaner than <br> simply using an iron, a cloth and a table-knife?<br> <br> JD<br> <br> <br> </blockquote><br> </div>  <div id='u8CAC80214E4B8CE-11A0-2A50' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">It's time to go back to school! Get the latest trends and gadgets that make the grade on <A title="http://shopping.aol.com/back-to-school?ncid=aolins00050000000007" href="http://shopping.aol.com/back-to-school?ncid=aolins00050000000007" target="_blank">AOL Shopping</A>.</FONT> </div>