<!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>Thanks John. Photoshop can make = anything look good! (Just kidding - no touchup.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think I used basswood on these. I = didn't do the whole set - just the ones that needed it - maybe a dozen or two. I = figured basswood would more similar to the other keys (spruce?). Some folks use = maple, but maybe some worry about clicks - I think the Spurlock info discusses that.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, I used a router for the slot. Just = cut the basswood pieces with a tad of an overhang and chisel off the edge - = believe it or not, I think the photo shows the only one that I chiseled out a = little bit extra from the key..... (and if you believe that, I've got some real = nice real estate for you called Everglades Paradise!).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I followed the Spurlock article exactly = (or as closely as my talents allowed). Below are a couple pictures of the = tool that I made, per Spurlock. You can see the two locator dimples on = the key bottom in the other photo.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:007d01c4d98d$35309910$fbb62341@youro0kwkw9jwc" = align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:007e01c4d98d$3537c500$fbb62341@youro0kwkw9jwc" = align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Nice looking job, = Terry.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>What type of wood did you use?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Did you route out the slot for the insert?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Any pointers to follow, other than the = Bill Spurlock article?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Thank you.</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 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=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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> Thursday, December 02, = 2004 9:15 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: balance rail = holes</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Definately try steam first, but if = that doesn't work, the Spurlock system works great. I did a set of keys recently = that way for the first time with great sucess. Picture of a repair is below:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:007f01c4d98d$3537c500$fbb62341@youro0kwkw9jwc" = align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A = href="http://www.farrellpiano.com">www.farrellpiano.com</A></FONT></DIV= ><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>