<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Should work. I'd consider maybe = enlarging the mortise and gluing in properly sized new wood if the piano was worth it. = If it is low budget, your idea might work fine. I would recommend using #407 Low-Density filler or their #410 Microlight filler. Best would be to = paint the wood with unthickened epoxy and then use the filler mixed real thick - = like peanut butter. I would experiment with a few junk keys. You need to have = a technique so that you don't fill up the rest of the mortise with epoxy - = so that the keypin doesn't end up bottoming out (I don't think the caul is deep = enough). Also, install bushings in the repaired test key to make sure the glue = sticks to the epoxy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "gordon stelter" <</FONT><A href="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2>lclgcnp@yahoo.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>>I have some keys with badly butchered mortices. I = am<BR>> thinking of using West's with filler, putting Saran<BR>> wrap (TM) over the = sizing caul and stuffing it into<BR>> the gunked up orifice.<BR>>     Comments?<BR>>     Thump</FONT></BODY></HTML>