Gluing the Tails

As we did for the heads, the tails must be individually fitted to their keysticks. Measure the width of a keystick in the area where the ebony tail will be glued onto it. Using the same method we used for trimming the widths of the heads, trim each tail to perfectly fit onto its keystick. Make certain to label each ebony tail (in pencil - on its bottom surface) with the keystick number.

The tails are glued onto their keys with their front edges butted up against the rear edges of the heads. Don’t be concerned if the joint is visible – in fact, this is preferable, as you will see in a later step.