piano plate cleaning/polishing

[Euphonious Thumpe]

Similarly for plate cleaning. The right strength will take off the dirt, while leaving most of the finish intact. Most plates were top-coated with shellac, and many cleaners will remove this. Remove "just the right amount" and then clear-coat, and you'll have plate that looks as good as it can, without a total rebuild.

Euphonious Thumpe


--- On Mon, 9/29/08, Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net>
> Subject: piano plate cleaning/polishing
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 11:37 AM
> >Any reason Simple Green should be avoided around any
> parts of the piano when
> >cleaning the plate?  I don't know, just asking.
> 
> I use the same solution to clean the case.
> -- 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jon Page