<!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 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi William,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I just coat the keytop, I use the ones with the front, and wiggle the keytop, pushing it back and centring.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Every, octave, I go back and check for proper placement. I check for  any glue marks, wiping them with Windex.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I leave them about an hour, then go back and sand, using a belt sander (2").</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I then file by hand, to get the notch, and round the edges.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I then buff, any that might have a surface scratch, or whatever.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>When I remove them from the piano, I wrap them in groups of 13, doing the same when they are finished. That way they are in order for reinstallation.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></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=A440WRMPiano@tm.net href="mailto:A440WRMPiano@tm.net">William R. Monroe</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> Monday, August 09, 2004 7:08 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Keytops (please respond)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>John,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>No Clamping?  I also use PVC-E, but do clamp, even if briefly.  Would you describe how you use it?  Am I going overboard clamping new keytops with this stuff?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. Monroe<BR>Madison, WI<BR>Assoc.</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=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</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> Monday, August 09, 2004 3:08 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Keytops (please respond)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Steve,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I find PVC-E, does a good job. You don't need to clamp, and cleans up with water.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></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=smartin@dodo.com.au href="mailto:smartin@dodo.com.au">Steve Martin</A> </DIV> <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> Monday, August 09, 2004 4:24 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Keytops (please respond)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Matthew</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>most of the time I do exactly the same as you  - the iron and damp cloth routine. Plus if you do it this way IMO you can save most of the ivories especially the good ones and if need be you get some good replacement ones for another job.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What glue do you use to stick the new the new ones on with??</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>