[CAUT] pianist lubricating keys

[Chris Solliday]

My friend Mike Melillo uses olive oil on his hands and it's all over the
keys after every performance. Have to get out the vodka and paper towels
everytime. Chris Solliday
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Horace Greeley" <hgreeley@stanford.edu>
To: <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>; "College and University Technicians"
<caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] pianist lubricating keys


>
> Hi, David!
>
> At 07:28 PM 4/5/2005, you wrote:
> >A client of mine, Denny Zeitlin, uses talcum powder to make the keys less
> >sticky from sweat...
>
> And, Rubenstein used hairspray...it's always something!
>
> Best.
>
> Horace
>
>
>
> >David I.
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> >From: Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@luther.edu>
> >To: <jminor@uiuc.edu>, College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>
> >Received: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 13:39:54 -0500
> >Subject: Re: [CAUT] pianist lubricating keys
> >
> >
> > >At 13:29 4/5/2005, you wrote:
> > >>We had DICKRAN ATAMIAN performing with our community orchestra
> > >>over the weekend and he lubricated the keytops with some type
> > >>of SHOE POLISH. I suspected he might be doing this, but
> > >>confirmed it only after his performance. I thought it might
> > >>have silicone in it, based on how difficult it was to remove.
> > >>The sharps seem to be contaminated still.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Has anyone else encountered such foolishness?
> > >>
> > >>John Minor
> >
> >
> > >Fortunately, no, but years ago one local yokel thought that magic
marker
> > >would be just the thing to show me which note wasn't working the way he
> > >wanted it...
> >
> > >Suggest the powers that be send the "artiste" a bill for new keytops...
;-}
> >
> >
> >
> > >Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
> > >Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
> > >1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
> >
> > >- Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score,
> > >- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
> >
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