<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY> I usually try a not so sharp knife beginning at the= back of the keytop and usually it comes right off.  It= isn't glued on with epoxy.   David Ilvedson     ----- Original message= ----------------------------------------> From: Roger= Jolly <<A= href="mailto:roger.j@sasktel.net">roger.j@sasktel.net</A>><BR= >To: Pianotech <<A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> Rec= eived: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:20:23 -0600 Subject: Re: best way= to get plastic keytops off? Hi= Dave,          &= nbsp;        Two thicknesses= of brown paper, and a clothes iron, will get the plastic nice= and hot, and will not discolor the wood.    It= should just peel off with good knife. Regards= Roger At 07:58 AM 8/12/2004, you= wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">HI list, This question was asked a few days ago,= but the thread ended up being about gluing tops on. The= piano is a SAmick made Kohler and Campbell.  It is maybe 15= years old.  One keytop got broken in a recent move.= So what sayeth you all?  Steam/Iron?  Heat= Gun?  Other methods?   This is an in-home= job(long drive, store warranty work), so using large power tools= is not an option. Thanks.  Sorry if I missed= something on the last thread! Dave Stahl<FONT= face=arial size=3> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>