finger gunk poll :(

[Fred Sturm]

	I'll add a couple things to what others have offered:
1) I use a cabinet scraper, that rectangular piece of metal with sharp 90 
degree edges (honed with a nice burr, if you are a real good woodworker), 
both for sides of sharps and naturals (Obviously with keys out of piano).
2) TO remove the residue not taken by the scraper, on the sharps, steam is 
great for melting the gunk as a preparation. THen wipe off with a moist, 
somewhat soaped paper towel. Fast.
3) Buff sharps with extrafine wool when dry. I love the feel of ebony when 
it is clean and buffed!
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico

--On Friday, August 8, 2003 4:31 PM -0400 stranges@Oswego.EDU wrote:

>
> Ok folks..
>
> With the lovely high humidity, and all of the keybushing you're getting
> done this summer..
>
> You MUST unfortunately be running into the grody residue left from years
> of dirty fingers and who knows what else on the sides of keys- especially
> the sharps.
>
> I had a short discussion about it with Dr. Don McKechnie- but who else
> does what, to get rid of this yucky stuff.
>
> Speak up please.
>
> You know who you are..
>
> :B
> Grossed out in Oswego
>
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