<!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 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <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><EM>It looks like you used the 'Spurlock', = method, and tool?</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Yes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM>Did you route out the = slot?</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Yes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM>To what depth, or what is the thickness, = of the insert?</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Don't know. It was a while ago.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM>Is the hole in it tapered, or just = straight through?</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Mmmmmm, straight? I think. It was a while = ago.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM>What is the difference in size between the = balance rail pin, and the drill bit?</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>You're gettin' way to technical now! I don't = remember. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Bill Spurlock has an instructional sheet for doing = this repair. I simply followed his recommendations to the letter. Seemed to = work very well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM>I have heard some talk of making the = insert longer to cut down on flex, did you give any thought to = that?</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>No. And this was a 9-foot piano - perhaps, if I = were doing all the keys, that might have been a good idea. I only had to do about = a dozen or so.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM>Finally, what type of wood did you use?</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Again, whatever Bill Spurlock recommended, but I = think it was basswood. I seem to recall the he stated in his instructional = pamphlet that some techs like to use maple for its durability, but maple may be = prone to noise (I wonder about soft maple then?).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM>Oh, by the way, very nice looking job.</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Thanks you very much. These repaired keys lined up = perfectly with the others. I was very happy with the results. This was the first = and only time I've tried this repair. The piano that I will be bringing to = Rochester next summer will have all or most of the keys repaired in = this manner - they are really horrible!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM></EM></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><EM>John M. Ross</EM></DIV></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>