Ebony sharps was Anything wrong with finishing keysticks?

[Jason Kanter]

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But seriously folks, one can strip all the old finish off the ebony sharps,
sand them and then use e.g. Tung Oil or Danish penetrating resin (Watco) to
preserve the wood and yet leave its beauty visible - no? AT least that's
what SHeldon Smith taught me to do back in '71.
 

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Ilvedson
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 11:53 AM
To: tune4u@earthlink.net; pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Anything wrong with finishing keysticks?



Thump's not going to like that...;-]

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California




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Original message
From: "Alan Barnard" 
To: Pianotech 
Received: 2/28/2006 11:09:58 AM
Subject: Re: Anything wrong with finishing keysticks?



Ah, well. As a heavy carnivore concerned about the environment and
preserving scarce tropical woods, I have found the ideal solution to the
problem, one that is all organic and beautifully natural: I eat with my
fingers before playing the piano! That way the animal grease protects the
wood from my highly destructive sweat ... and makes it real shiny, too.

Alan Barnard
Salem, Missouri

> Dear Terry,
>      I agree with you that natural ebony is gorgeous.
> It is NOT however, impervious to the acidic sweats and
> salts in fingers, not to mention boogers, various
> bodily fluids, etc..  Some people ( especially heavy
> carnivores, as a matter of fact) have REALLY
> destructive sweat, and I've seen plenty of pianos
> where the sharps, and sides of naturals, for that
> matter, are quite literally melted away. I might leave
> the sharps unfinished on my ! own piano, as I wash my
> hands every time I use it. But for the general 
> "hoi-poloi"? Nope. Bad idea, unless you enjoy
> depleting rare wood species.
>      Thump
>  



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