[CAUT] Yamaha sharps

[Fred Sturm]

Hi Jon,
	You're saying the coating is "waxy." Meaning it isn't a clear acrylic  
or the like? And dissolves in something as innocuous as alcohol or  
naphtha? That is very heartening, relatively easy to deal with. Thanks.
	I like wood to be wood, and prefer to just rub it with 0000 wool or  
equivalent as a rule. Feels better, looks better, IMO. True for  
painted wood, too, for that matter.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu



On Dec 13, 2007, at 2:34 PM, Jon Page wrote:

> Remove the waxy coating with either alcohol or naptha.
>
> To remove the encrusted goo, I scrape with a razor blade,
> sand the top with 400n or 500 paper and rub with gray ScotchBrite.
>
> That leaves a nice patina, I like the slight wood hue it might  
> exposed too.
> -- 
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Page