removal of lacquer/keytop

[Fred Sturm]

Actually, I draped newspaper over the troughs to inhibit evaporation,
and the smell/inhalation was minimal. It IS in a public institution of
fairly recent vintage - rapid air exchange/replacement. 
	The size/shape of the troughs minimized amount of solvent needed,
though I used more than a pint (less than a quart).
	The tonal improvement was immediate, obvious, and stunning. Remembering
these were true rocks, and there was nowhere to go but up. But just the
soaking made them sound like real felt hammers, and really quite nice. I
do need to do a thorough voicing job still, mostly for evenness, but
it's a good place to start from. 
	Perk, now that'll turn the brain and neurologic system to mush in no
time flat. Acetone is nasty, but almost benign in comparison. Definitely
try to avoid breathing or more than incidental skin contact with either.
Regards,
Fred

Newton Hunt wrote:
> 
> > have very high hopes for the final results
> 
> Must have been breathing all that "stuff"
> 
> Never mind what he smokes.
> 
> I once had a trough made that would hold an entire stack.  Was trying to use perk to
> clean actions and gummy centers.  Worked ok but was a pain to use because it required
> nearly four gallons of perk to fill the thing.  I haven't seen that thing for years
> but I still have the perk.
> 
>                 Newton