[pianotech] Cleaning keystick sides

[Rob McCall]

I'll have to try that next time. I wasn't sure the best method at the time, so I winged it! It worked for me and I wasn't on it long enough for allow any significant moisture to soak in. But I do have lots of razor blades...  :-)

Rob

On Oct 02, 2011, at 12:43 , Paul T Williams wrote:

> 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. 
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> Paul 
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> 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
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> I notice everyone seems to scrape the sides with some sharp implement.   
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> 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. 
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> Regards, 
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> Rob McCall 
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> McCall Piano Service, LLC
> www.mccallpiano.com 
> Murrieta, CA 
> 951-698-1875
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> On Oct 02, 2011, at 11:00 , Paul T Williams wrote: 
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> Scrape with a razor blade.  Gross to think about what it is, though! 
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> Paul 
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> 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
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> 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?
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> Best,
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> David. 
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