Sticky ebony keytops revisited

[James Grebe]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bec and John" <bjsilva001@comcast.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 3:57 PM
Subject: Sticky ebony keytops revisited


> Hi,
> 
> For those who may remember my postings a while back on my ebony keys 
> being sticky when the weather is humid, I have some more on that issue. 
> I did end up sanding them, which improved the situation quite a bit. 
> However, there are still some issues.
> 
> For one, I've been noticing small black "chips" that show up on the 
> ivory keys while I'm playing. They blow off, so it's not an issue. But 
> I'm confused how after all this time I'm still getting them, and 
> wondering what caused them in the first place (I don't recall seeing 
> them before sanding).
> 
> When I clean the ebony keys with a damp cloth, it is still is picking 
> up something from the keys - the cloth becomes a very light brown after 
> going over only half the keys.
> 
> I'm afraid to keep sanding them since I don't want to sand too much of 
> the key away. Is a better solution to just replace them? Is the quality 
> of ebony nowadays as good as when the piano was made (1925)?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> - John
> 
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