Chapter 4 - Installing the Sharps

Preparing the Stock

The basic construction of the keyboard is nearly complete. In this chapter, we’ll make and install the sharps, and do some preliminary key spacing. Prepare a poplar sharp blank 7/16” thick x 3” wide x 24” long [11.1mm x 76.2mm x 609.6mm]. This should provide the 21 sharps we need plus many extras just in case. Set your tablesaw for a 10 degree cut and rip one long side to this angle. Then, set the blade to 90 degrees and cut the other long side to make the width of the sharp blank 2 ¾” [69.8mm]. This illustrations shows the sharp blank after these cuts.