Sticky ebony keytops?

[jason kanter]

FWIW:
Sheldon Smith used to use tung oil on ebony keytops.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phillip Ford" <fordpiano@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: Sticky ebony keytops?


> >Scrape the paint off the top and the crud off the sides with a razor
blade,
> >the paint can remain on the sides. Sand with 400 or 600 paper with a
finish
> >rubbing oil or water, then burnish with 0000 steel wool or gray
Scotch-Brite.
> >This is best done with each key held in a vise.
> >
> >A slight wood hue is acceptable, at least to me it is.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Jon Page, piano technician
> >Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
>
> Acceptable to me too - preferable actually.  I've always wondered why
> one would go to the trouble of putting on ebony and then painting it
> black.  Is the finish supposed to make them look better?  Is it
> supposed to make them wear longer?
>
> Phil Ford
>
> -- 
> Phillip Ford
> Piano Service and Restoration
> San Francisco, California
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