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<DIV>To Joe ... What replacement tops do you use when (a) replacing ivory, and (b) replacing plastic/ivorine/cellulose?</DIV>
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<DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV>
<DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</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> 07/27/2005 8:31:01 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Keytop thicknesses</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Avery Todd said: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Just "PLEASE" don't use those extra thick keytops!!!!!!!!"</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Avery,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>By that, I assume you mean anything thicker than .060"!<G> (Which totally eliminates ALL Moulded Key top material, as the thinnest is .075"!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I really have a problem with Milling off the key surface, to compensate for that damned Moulded key top material. Just an accident waiting for a place to happen, IMO! A slight, and I do mean slight Milling is o.k., if your intention is to get the top square with the sides/bottom of the key stick.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just my take on that lunacy.<G> Flame Suit On But Not Zipped Up 'Cause It's Too Damned Hot Already!!!<G></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>