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Cork on top of keys

Author: JoelLusby
Date: 2026-07-04 21:39

Can someone send a pic of cork on top of the left throat Ab key?

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Re: Cork on top of keys

Author: Chris P
Date: 2026-07-05 01:39

I can't as I've not done it, but it's not difficult to picture it as it's just a piece of sheet cork glued to the Ab touchpiece and then sculpted by carefully trimming or sanding to take any hard edges off it (without scratching the underlying plating).

The thickness can be adjusted by both using the correct thickness cork from 0.5mm to 1.6mm cork as that's fairly supple, or then laminated should it need to be made thicker.

Suguru (epoxy putty) can also be used to build up the height of the touchpiece and won't harm the plating, or you can use isopon which is a two part car body filler.

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