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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks Jon. What is "showhite"? In this =
particular
case the ivories appear to be glued very securely, but for the
future....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In a case like this where the only =
defect is the
hairline crack in each ivory, do you (or anyone) recommend adding a =
small
filet of Acrylikey along the corner of the forward end of the =
underside of
the keytop and the top of the keyfront to increase the strength of the =
keytop
overhang (perhaps the hairline crack had nothing to do with the small
unsupported overhang)?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jonpage@comcast.net href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net">Jon =
Page</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 18, =
2003 1:43
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Acrylikey</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><PRE>>What is the best way to repair a hairline =
crack that originates
at the =
>front of the keytop and runs parallel with the long axis of the
keytop? =
>Should it be opened up with a file and then filled with the
Acrylikey? I =
>have a Baldwin grand with a beautiful ivory keys but almost every =
one
=
>has the one crack. Thanks.Terry Farrell
</PRE><FONT face="Courier New, Courier">Make certain the ivory is =
secure to
the key first,<BR>wick in thinned hot glue/showhite and clamp if
loose.<BR><BR>'V' out the crack and apply AKII. A pointed tool could =
scrape
the edges<BR>but I use a small ball grinder bit in a Dremel =
Tool.</FONT>
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