Soundboard cleaning elixir

[Newton Hunt]

If you have the patience and persersistance anything is possible.  Is
it worth it?  Beats me.

Steinway New York used to have a crew of piano cleaners that cleaned
pianos in the home.  They had the ability to amke a piano look like
brand new, all over the inside.  I have _no_ idea how they did it
except it took about half a day.

		Newton

Wimblees@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 8/16/99 1:19:47 PM !!!First Boot!!!, nhunt@jagat.com
> writes:
> 
> << While restringing an old square Steinway (I know, I know, just don't
>  say it) that looked like it had lived in a steel mill town we were
>  having trouble getting the soundboard to look anywhere near clean.  In
>  the way of an experiment I tried some mechanics waterless hand
>  cleaner.  The board ended up looking like it had been refinished with
>  that warm glow that old wood with fine finishes look like.  The
>  cleaner when down into the pours of the finish and lifted out all that
>  old crud just like it does on your hands.  Did the job it was designed
>  to do.  Go to your local auto supply store and ask for a waterless
>  hand cleaner without a grit.
> 
>         Newton >>
> 
> This might work on a soundboard without strings, Newton, but can you use this
> stuff with the strings still on the piano?
> 
> Wim