Whenever the plate is pulled out of a piano, the V-bar or capo d'astro is going to be polished for strings to pass by smoothly. The V-bar on this piano is very rusty. We are going to make it shiny. To better observe the polishing process, the top of the V-bar is painted with a thick marker.

These leather buttons can be used on pianos, furniture, and wherever a vintage presentation is preferred. The process is guided by the shop owner Mr. Jude Reveley. The idea was initiated by piano technician Jonathan Tetzlaff following the Steinway piano tradition.

Each time installing or gluing on keyend felt, something new is learned. The result is never perfect nor ideal. At least for me, it is ideal if the result can be improved each time. "Ideal", for now, means the felt width follows the shape of the keyend exactly,  not rubbing each other after returning the keys to the key frame.