THE KEYBOARD
AND ACTION

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[Lime boards]
Lime boards ready for making blanks...

[Blanks...] [Blanks]
Blanks made up from the lime boards...

[The blanks are fitted] [The blanks are fitted]
The blanks are fitted over their frames...

[Ebony veneers] [Ebony veneers]
Ebony veneers are fitted and glued

[Arcades]
Arcades have to be fitted

[Ebony covers] [Ebony covers]
Finishing the ebony covers

[Removal of the keys] [Removal of the keys] [Removal of the keys]
Removal of the keys from the blanks

[Accidental blanks] [Accidental blanks] [Accidental blanks]
Separating the accidental blanks

[Hand-planing the keys]
The keys are hand-planed...

[Accidentals] [Accidentals] [Accidentals]
The accidentals are shaped and glued...

[Slot in the pear jack]
A slot is made in the pear jack...

[Fine, angled hole]
The fine, angled hole being bored

[The pivot hole]
Boring the pivot hole...

[Guide for the bristle]
A guide for the hog bristle

[Flag damper]
A slot holds the flag damper

Page 1 - The case and stand
Page 3 - The soundboard