Soundboard Cleaning (SWIFTER PADS) DEFENSE

[David Ilvedson]

If the Swiffer has no silicone in it, I can see no problems and will try it sometime...currently I remove excess with Spurlock tools, then run a slightly damp rag under the strings from the bass up to the treble and down into the action cavity.   Nice thing about rags is their free...;-]

David I.




----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: RON MAY, RPT <ronmay_rpt@bellsouth.net>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 06:39:13 -0700
Subject: Re: Soundboard Cleaning (SWIFTER PADS) DEFENSE

>IN DEFENSE OF THE SWIFTER PADS.

>I just pulled my wife's (correction our) box of wet sifters to check
>ingredients. All it says is that it contains no phosphate. I does go on to
>advertise that it is great for "Virtually all floors including WOOD" and
>advises that the dry Swifter be used prior to the wet. There is a number to
>call for more information which I will do Monday out of curiosity and will
>let you know. If used with a little bit of care, the Swifter pad (both wet
>and dry) lays flat on the soundboard surface and is easily moved over the
>soundboard with no contact with the strings. The dry Swifter does attract
>and pick up almost all the dust. I don't know how dirty the soundboards are
>that you all are cleaning but usually the boards I get into cleaning are so
>dirty that they are way past being damaged with a little silicone. Swifter
>sure beats the bucket and a bunch of rags and the air compressor scares me
>to death.. When you find some old clunker that you can't hurt----

>"TRY IT YOU'LL LIKE IT".

>Ron May

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 6:35 PM
>Subject: Re: Soundboard Cleaning (SWIFTER PADS)


>> Ron May said: "I recently tgried something new cleaning soundboards and it
>> worked great.
>> Swifter pads......."
>>
>> Yikes! If I'm not mistaken, those things have Silicone in them! Not
>> something I want any where near a piano. Because they are not a food item,
>> they are not required to list the "ingredients", so beware. Swifter is
>made
>> by the Pledge people, therefore I would not get any of their product near
>a
>> piano. Wellll, that's just me.<G>
>> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
>> Captain, Tool Police
>> Squares Are I
>>
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