[pianotech] bead blasting wood...gently

[Euphonious Thumpe]

I've also heard of blasting with baking soda. Tried it? Any info on it?
Thumpe

Euphonious Thumpe
 

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 From: "jim at grandpianosolutions.com" <jim at grandpianosolutions.com>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> 
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:52 PM
Subject: [pianotech] bead blasting wood...gently
  
I was quite surprised at how well this worked.  A muffler rail on a square I'm working on. Client and I decided to dedicate available funds for more useful parts of the instrument than the muffler rail. But the rest of the belly was looking pretty good, and I didn't really want to put the muffler rail back in its filthy state, including filthy felt.

Took the rail to the bead blaster with fine bead (175-300-I think), turned air down to 20lbs, shot the bead at a very shallow angle, 5 or 10degrees to the plane of the surface to be cleaned.
Gave both the wood and felt quick blasts, didn't protect the leather at all, just didn't aim at it.

By golly, no early/ late growth erosion whatsoever or visual clue of what I did...and mighty quick it was too. Felt cleaned up nicely as well.

Waddayanoaboutthat.

Jim Ialeggio

-- Jim Ialeggio
jim at grandpianosolutions.com
(978) 425-9026
Shirley, MA
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