Clean piano - Soundboard Steel

Ray T. Bentley Ray@Bentley.net
Fri, 01 Mar 2002 08:04:10 -0600


I went to an electronics supply store where I found 1/2 inch shrink wrap
tubing.  I encased my soundboard steel in it, shrank it for a tight fit.  It
removed the concern about scratching.  FWIW.

-- 
Ray T. Bentley, RPT
Alton, IL
ray@bentley.net
www.ray.bentley.net

The difficult, I do right away.  The impossible takes a little longer.


> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 07:39:35 -0500
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: Clean piano
> 
> "but less likely to scratch the board  -- it still will, but not as easily if
> you're--David Nereson, RPT, Denver"
> 
> Well, I'm only Terry Farrell, Associate Member PTG, Tampa, but I think it is a
> good idea and I will try it also. It might even work for me. Boy, oh, boy,
> some people with their attitudes!  ;-)
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Nereson" <dnereson@dimensional.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 2:52 AM
> Subject: Re: Clean piano
> 
> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
>> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 5:40 AM
>> Subject: Re: Clean piano
>> 
>> 
>>>> . . .  soundboard steel - just be careful with that soundboard scratching
>> tool (don't ask how I know!). . . . <<
>> . . . .    . . . .     . . . .     . . . .
>>>> . . . .used a yard stick to clean the soundboard . . . <<
>>>>> Hazen Bannister
>> 
>> Both the soundboard "squeegees" and yardstick work well, in conjunction
>> with rags.  With soundboard steels, I file the edges, both sides, ends, and
>> all around -- it's a hassle, 'cause it's spring steel, but less likely to
>> scratch the board  -- it still will, but not as easily if you're
>> --David Nereson, RPT, Denver
>> 
> 
> 



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