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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would find breaking apart the =
groupings of
keytops a real pain. I even hate having to lay out in order A-G of =
the
Schaff sets and they're usually packaged rather neatly. Are you =
just
experimenting with using the Kluge? I haven't encountered the "top =
lift"
problem at all with the Schaff keytops. Been using them for 10 =
years, no
clamping.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debbie L.</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net =
href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David
Ilvedson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> ; <A =
title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 03, 2006 =
1:18
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> keytops</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>List,<BR><BR>I tried a new set of keytops, for me,
today...Kluge. I usually use Schaff's keytops...the Kluge =
were in
connected sets of 7...C through B. Right off the bat I had =
to
break the sets apart, which was a pain...in fact until I figured out =
the
secret (carefully break from the tail until down to the front, then =
bend/break
in that plane), I broke one front and had to carefully fit that =
together when
gluing...after that I found (opposite of the Schaff keytops) that the =
keytop
front didnt' want to adhere to the front of the key...in other words =
it didn't
have any inherent pressure towards the key's front =
surface. With
the Schaff, the angle of the keytop front made the adhesion good but =
tended to
push the keytop up at the top front area and I'd get separation unless =
I
clamped. The Kluge keytop fronts are apparently at 90 =
degrees to
the top. I ended up using blue painters tape to come from the =
key button
stretched across the keytop and over the front and underneath the key =
to apply
pressure and keep the front against the keys front surface...I hope =
this is
clear? At first I didnt' like the difference but in =
retrospect I
didn't have to clamp the keys, the blue tape did the =
trick...<BR><BR>Anyone
else have any comments about Kluge...whatever...<BR><BR><BR>David =
Ilvedson,
RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>