On Wed, 26 Sep 2012, jim s wrote:
A buddy of mine gave me a key puller years ago, and
repaired keyboards.
YOu don't put a knife or screwdriver under them and pry.
No damage at all when done correctly. I pulled all the keys off my most
used keyboards and washed, dried and reinstalled them.
You can make a puller out of a paper clip.
BUT, SOME KEYS ON SOME KEYBOARDS, . . .
for example, the space bar on IBM M keyboards has some bales that require
a tiny amount of additional work, especially on re-assembly.