Sticky ebony keytops revisited

[James Grebe]

Tung oil does that
James Grebe
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 6:17 PM
Subject: RE: Sticky ebony keytops revisited


>I wonder if someone could have finished the sharps in the past with 
>something like tung oil and it never quite hardened...
>
> David I.
>
>
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> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: Bec and John <bjsilva001@comcast.net>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Received: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 16:57:17 -0500
> 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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