Use a $3 brass pot brush, fine bristles, available at most grocery stores. Leave the keys on the frame and brush across the lot of them, then with the length to finish up. If you want cleaner than this, next scrape off heavy grunge buildsup ( finger poop ) from the sides with single edxdge razors, removing as little wood as possible. Then scrub with Scotch Brite (TM) pads in denatured alcohol.( Wear gloves and a mask! ) If they are STILL too cruddy looking, bleach with oxalic acid, put in a plastic sealed box with an ozone generator ( to remove odors ) and paint with epoxy enamel. ( Plug bushing slots with an old set of cauls. ) That ought to be enough. If it isn't, knock out the old leads and take them to a tire store, throw the keys away and buy a new set for about $3,000. Thump --- James Grebe <pianoman@accessus.net> wrote: > Try 0000 steel wool with the grain > James Grebe > Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair > Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano > benches, writing instruments > (314) 608-4137 > WWW.JamesGrebe.com > 1526 Raspberry Lane > Arnold, MO 63010 > BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! > pianoman@accessus.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jack Houweling > To: pianotech > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 1:59 AM > Subject: cleaning keys > > > I am trying to clean the wood on my keys. (The > dirt on the top) I have tried a brass brush on my > Dremel tool and my mouse sander with not bad > results, but I would like it better. I have seen > photos of before and after with the keys looking > new. Is there any other techniques or cleaning > solutions. > > Jack Houweling __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
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