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inserting
pieces of felt under the ends. Sometimes I use cloth balance punchings =
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screw through the hole. Of course you can only do this if the fall rail =
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Alan Barnard [mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 05 October 2005 =
20:47<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Keytop =
trimmin'</span></font><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>As the the fronts, just use a flat =
file to
trim them flush. Or, if you're a little braver and want to speed it up, =
use a
Dremmel with a sanding wheel. Or start with the Dremmel and do final =
trim with
the file. Or train gerbils to knaw off the excess. Your =
choice.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span =
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10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>As to the tails: You WANT the =
plastic to go
far enough under the fallboard felt so that no wood shows. You have to =
trim the
plastic flush with the sides of the key, of course. If key thickness is =
the
problem, then I ask, "Did you sand/plane the keytops down so the =
overall
dimension with the new tops is the same?" Or, I might ask, =
"Can you
shim or otherwise adjust the fallboard up a tad?" Or, I might =
ask,
"Why do cannibals refuse to eat clowns?" =
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span =
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10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>You don't need a lot of clearance =
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the key and the nameboard felt. (?) Maybe you can clarify the =
problem for
us ....</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<st1:State w:st="on">Missouri</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:toddpianoworks@yahoo.com" =
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Todd</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Keytop =
trimmin'<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I am in the middle of my third keytop replacement job. As =
it
turns out, the tails of the tops are about a 1/4'' too long. If I =
put
them on, they will probably get in the way of the fallboard. Is =
there a
way to cut the tail length?? And the keytop front goes =
down
past the key quite a bit too.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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