To my contract this year has been added cleaning the outside cases of about 75 upright and grand pianos (which appear never to have been cleaned). I am trying to figure the most expeditious and inexpensive way to complete the job. My thoughts on the subject are as follows: For lacquer, shellac, varnish finished pianos: 2 buckets with locking lids: one filled with Murfy's oil soap (perhaps some VM&P naptha on the side to remove hard to remove wax and oils?); the other filled with fresh water. Sponges (and perhaps a soft bristle brush?) in each bucket to keep runoff to a minimum. One set of cotton diapers to do a final dry off of the fresh water. a couple different oil based polishes (like a lemon oil), each with a different analine dye colored tint to color scratches and dings a bit. Another set of cotton diapers to do the final rubbing of the oil polish. I don't have any polyester finished pianos. Any thoughts, improvements on what I have described? One thing I would like to try instead of using cotton cloth is paper towels. They would be less expensive and throw-away. Clark Foerster, RPT clark@thegrid.net
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