Key thumper maintenance

[Farrell]

Heavenly days! What the heck kind of pianos are you whakking? I have been
using my double hammer whakker for a month or more and have yet to
clean/file it because it is not so dirty. Certainly not leaving black marks
on white keys. Is there a certain brand on piano that does this? I doesn't
sound (perhaps look would be more appropriate) good.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 10:30 PM
Subject: Key thumper maintenance


> I use an upright bass hammer(with a padded ball attached, which fits into
my
> palm) as a key whacker also, but find that about half way thru a normal
> tuning, I have to use my emory file to remove the black build up from
> striking the sharp keys! If I fail to do this, at least periodically, the
> black residue will stick to the white keys and look bad. This, though, is
> the only set back to using my thumper, but well worth it. I'm wondering if
I
> apply protek, which seals the felt, or even coat the hammer with McLube,
if
> it will reduce or eliminate the sharp black from sticking to the felt.
>
>
> Terry Peterson
> Precision Piano Service
> Torrance, CA
>
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