<!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 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 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=MBrat70179@AOL.COM href="mailto:MBrat70179@AOL.COM">MBrat70179@AOL.COM</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> September 05, 2001 9:48 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> shimming = keyslips</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face="Century Gothic" size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <DIV><BR>Now you all have run into this problem.  I know. =  Please don't tell me "Well <BR>I'd just plane off the back of the keyslip" or = "a little sanding on the front <BR>of the keys will do wonders". =  Those are not the types of responces I am <BR>willing to entertain, thank you. =  I also sometimes find a warped keyslip, <BR>lets deal with that one = another day.  Lets correct the straight ones first. <HR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>Well, there are = a variety of ways of dealing with this problem, but since you want the permanent = ones, I'll give you three. What you end up doing will depend on the seriousness of = the problem and the type of piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>If the keyslip = is held in place by two or three pins as with the S&S designs you can try = bending the pins slightly to force the top of the slip forward, away from the keys. = That, along with a couple of shims between the ends of the slip and the cheek = blocks should take care of all but the most difficult cases.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>If the keyslip = is held in place by screws you can shim between the bottom of the keyslip and the = keyframe along the back edge of the slip (i.e., between the screw and the = keyframe). Tightening the screws down will cause the keyslip to lean forward, away = from the keys.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>In those really = nasty situations where major adjustments are required I have occasionally = found it necessary to pull whatever hardware is holding the keyslip in = place--pins, screws, whatever--and plug the original holes and remount the whole = thing. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>This sounds = harder to do than it really is. To accurately locate the new screw or pin holes locate = appropriate spots for the new holes on the top of the keybed and drill down from the = top through the keybed. If you're not real good at drilling holes at = perpendicular angles, use a drill guide. If you're putting in new screws then = countersink these holes up from the bottom. Now locate and clamp the keyslip in place--making sure you have adequate clearance between it and the = keys--and drill up from the bottom of the keybed into the bottom of the keyslip = using you're nice new screwholes as guides. Put in new screws and/or pins and = you're in business.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>I realize the = above is some sketchy, but you should get the idea. More questions? Just = ask.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>Del</FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>