<DIV>Curious</DIV>
<DIV>Inside a large ball park, what is the cost of getting new keys made.<IMG src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/01.gif"></DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>MICHAEL MORVAN <keymaestro@verizon.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV>Mpianotex,</DIV>
<DIV> Now that you have described them thoroughly, the key you are describing sounds like an "Essex" key. This was a key made by Pratt & Read co. in which they were trying to make keyboards of more plastic than wood (it failed). The key is about an eighth of an inch thick and covers the sides of the key as well as the top. There is only a sliver of actual wood in this thick plastic molding. I Have several of them in my shop, they were part of the supplies and tools I acquired from Frank Stopa which he acquired from Pratt & Read when they went out of business. I agree with Greg and Patrick, this keyboard will either need to be built up on all dimensions or a new one built from scratch. The cost of both of these options will probably make your client faint or have a heart attack. Mike Morvan</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=MPianotex@aol.com href="mailto:MPianotex@aol.com">MPianotex@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> Thursday, April 07, 2005 5:05 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: keytops</DIV>
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<DIV>From the to they keys look ordinary. When you actually take them out of the piano you see that the white keycovers are actually not attached to the key on the side, but only held by the plastic having been dimpled on the inside and pasted in spots to the thin key iteslf.The actual key is so thin that it looks as if the white cover was made into a sort of sandwich around the wood, not just attached at the front and face as keytops usually are.</DIV>
<DIV>Have you ever seen this?</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Richard<br>the "Piano Guy"