At 09:57 AM 5/5/2002 -0700, you wrote: >If air is too difficult to get, the next-best way would be to use a vacuum >cleaner and a large (dry, clean) paintbrush. Brush what you can reach >with the paintbrush, while holding the hose of the vacuum an inch or >so away. As you remove (numbered!) parts, you will get access to the >more deeply grungy places. Another nifty tool would be a soft, narrow bottle-brush affixed to a long thin dowel. This will slide along the wippens or rails to loosen the dust as the vacuum nozzle is held in close proximity. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@attbi.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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