<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Pat,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I use a rotary planer called a = "Safe-T-Planer" on my drill press with a sliding table arrangement to hold the key. I have = a bushing plug sized peg in the table that helps locate and hold the key, = with appropriate relieves in the sliding table to allow for shoes. What led = me to this was that I wanted something that used the bottom of the key as the reference surface rather than the side - which is less reliable. I can = send you a digital photo if you want.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mark Story, Piano Technician<BR>EWU = Music Dept. mail stop 100<BR>359-7017</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:pneely@thegrid.net" title=pneely@thegrid.net>Pat = Neely</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 11, 2000 = 2:21 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> jig for keytops</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>List for those of you who do your own = keytops  what jig do you think is best to get the keys to proper measurement for new key = tops?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>