[pianotech] Cleaning keystick sides

[Paul T Williams]

It's fast!  no added moisture to the sticks, and it works. (not that the 
little moisture would hurt anything...)  With 110 instruments here, I work 
on speed rather than mixing some solution together to get the same 
results. 2-3 scrapes with the blade, and on to the next one.

Paul




From:
Rob McCall <rob at mccallpiano.com>
To:
pianotech at ptg.org
Date:
10/02/2011 02:39 PM
Subject:
Re: [pianotech] Cleaning keystick sides



I notice everyone seems to scrape the sides with some sharp implement. 

Whenever I do a cleaning under the keys, I always give the keysticks a 
good cleaning.  The last time I did this the sides were pretty disgusting. 
 Since I already had a rag with a 6:1 water to white vinegar solution on 
it (which I use to clean the keytops), I tried it on the sides.  It took 
just a bit of back and forth rubbing and the junk was gone!  Very quick, 
and with little effort.  I don't know if it's quicker than scraping, but 
it worked quickly for me and I didn't have to break stride on the cleaning 
process.

Regards,

Rob McCall

McCall Piano Service, LLC
www.mccallpiano.com
Murrieta, CA
951-698-1875


On Oct 02, 2011, at 11:00 , Paul T Williams wrote:

Scrape with a razor blade.  Gross to think about what it is, though! 

Paul 



From: 
David Boyce <David at piano.plus.com> 
To: 
pianotech at ptg.org 
Date: 
10/02/2011 12:04 PM 
Subject: 
[pianotech] Cleaning keystick sides




What do folks prefer, for cleaning the sides of keysticks, when replacing 
key coverings, or  when key coverings are OK and you just want to clean 
the sides?

Best,

David. 



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