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The keys are cut using a combination of a bandsaw and a scroll saw with a spirol blade. They are all then sanded smooth on the edges.

A slot is also cut into the ends of eack key so that a brass tab can be hammered in. This controls the far end of the key in the slots.

Each key now pivots individually

Started to cover the naturals. I saw some 18th century instuments in Hatchlands house at the weekend. All of them has the surface of the naturals in two parts, the ends, and the narrower part alongside the sharps. I will duplicate this design. The wood covering the naturals is pearwood.

You may also notice some nice red felt where the keys touch the wood. This deadens the mechanical sound.

The wood for the tops of the sharps is an African hardwood called Wenge.