Clean piano

[Farrell]

"especially those the quality of the Spurlock, Mannino, Franklin, Mahaffy, Renner, etc, etc, etc"

Hey Joe! And  Mother Goose! 

Terry Farrell

P.S. and Mazzaglia

  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: Clean piano


Phil,
Yes sometimes anyone can make a tool that will work. I do not know what  Bill Spurlock's outlook on tool making is , but myself I try to target the market that would like a tool made for them as time is money. Tool makers are selling the time that it takes to design the tool, redesign the tool because the design did not work or to make it work better, gather all the parts, make the tool, ship it , attend conventions to promote and show, etc etc.
Not trying to say that we should not make our own tools when we can, for that is where a lot of us started, but reminding it is an expensive undertaking to develop tools, especially those the quality of the Spurlock, Mannino, Franklin, Mahaffy, Renner, etc, etc, etc

Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: philromano@attglobal.net 
  To: pianotech@ptg.org 
  Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 5:19 PM
  Subject: Re: Clean piano


  Bill's soundboard cleaning tools are great but you can make one (or several -different sizezs for various parts of the board) very easily for quite a bit less than what he charges for them. A length of brazing rod with a piece of flat brass stock silver soldered in a "T". You can grind the ends round and file sand buff whatever. Bend a handle shape in the other end. Cover the brass with bushing cloth and clean away! I have three home made tools that I have been using for years. Ever since I saw Spurlock's! 


  Phil Romano
  Myrtle Beach, SC


  ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Robert Goodale 
    To: pianotech@ptg.org 
    Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 1:12 AM
    Subject: Re: Clean piano


    You absolutely MUST get the Spurlock sound board cleaning brush/rake thingies, (not really sure what to call it, sort of a squeegee for piano dirt).  Once you use these tools you will never use anything else.  I have thoroughly cleaned a dirty board in ten minutes with these.   If you are not familiar with this tool see it here:

    http://www.spurlocktools.com/id32.htm

    Rob Goodale, RPT
    Las Vegas, NV


    HazenBannister@cs.com wrote:

      Hi list, 
       I was at a church today for a cleaning,and tuning on a small grand.I used a yard stick to clean the soundboard,under the strings.It worked a lot better than a soundboard steel.It is flexible,but stiffer,so you can push a cloth easier,and a much thicker one.It is also very soft wood,so there's no chance of scratching the wood.You can also insert it at the treble string break and cover the whole board.Push the cloth to the top of the treble,and with the action out,you can remove the cloth with your hand. 
      Hazen Bannister