<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Fixedsys size=2>I`ve been using a laminate trimmer = bit w/ the router table for the bottom of the key fronts.  Extra length on the = tail should fit in with the key resurfacing unless you`re dealing with short = keys with a quick dogleg (just an expression).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Fixedsys size=2>Tom</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan Barnard</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 05, = 2005 2:47 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Keytop = trimmin'</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>As the the fronts, just use = a flat file to trim them flush. Or, if you're a little braver and want to speed it = up, use a Dremmel with a sanding wheel. Or start with the Dremmel and do final = trim with the file. Or train gerbils to knaw off the excess. Your choice.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>As to the tails: You WANT = the plastic to go far enough under the fallboard felt so that no wood shows. You = have to trim the plastic flush with the sides of the key, of course. If key = thickness is the problem, then I ask, "Did you sand/plane the keytops down so = the overall dimension with the new tops is the same?" Or, I might ask, = "Can you shim or otherwise adjust the fallboard up a tad?" Or, I might = ask, "Why do cannibals refuse to eat clowns?" </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>You don't need a lot of = clearance between the key and the nameboard felt. (?)  Maybe you can = clarify the problem for us ....</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=toddpianoworks@yahoo.com href="mailto:toddpianoworks@yahoo.com">Matthew Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 10/05/2005 3:29:39 PM = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Keytop = trimmin'</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV>Hey guys,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am in the middle of my third keytop replacement job.  As = it turns out, the tails of the tops are about a 1/4'' too long.  = If I put them on, they will probably get in the way of the fallboard.  = Is there a way to cut the tail length??  And the keytop = front goes down past the key quite a bit too.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Matthew</DIV> <P> <HR SIZE=1> Yahoo! for Good<BR><A = href="http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/">Click here to donate</A> to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>