<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi David,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>>That sounds like an ingenious way to do one key, but = unfortunately there are 88 which have the same problem...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><shrug></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was mostly suggesting a solution for = Terry's job, in which there are about a half dozen difficult keys.  I happen to = own the keys in question!  ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's an idea that is totally untried = and untested, but definitely cheap:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How about black fiber washers?  = Some nut and bolt supplier may be able to supply these things pretty cheaply.  = They seem pretty tough, more so than hardwood (?), and I imagine they're quite durable.  I don't know the material, but they should be gluable -- = possibly with Titebond, and most certainly with epoxy.  Perhaps one could = get a bag of, oh, a couple hundred of them for a buck or two, and ream the = center hole to the needed size with a sharp bit.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How to cut the recess in the = keystick?  Use a pilot-point drill bit, chucked in a drill press.  = Pilot-point bits, made by DeWalt, I believe, cut flat-bottomed holes -- with a demple = in the middle (the pilot point).  Clamp the key firmly, and make all the = necessary adjustments to limit travel to the desired depth.  The key can be positioned in the clamp with a removable balance rail pin, which would = extend from the clamp, through the keystick.  Once in position, clamp, and = then remove the pin.  Drill, glue your un-reamed fiber washer, and move on.  After the glue is dried/cured, ream the entire set to the = correct size.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>