Thanks everyone I now have a lot of new ideas and will work with them. The brass brush and scrub with denatured alcohol works great. Jack Houweling ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 1:09 PM Subject: Re: cleaning keys > 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 > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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