[CAUT] Yamaha sharps

[Keith Roberts]

Helpful hints from Heloise??? or what ever her name is. Sounds like the
blush when you get drop of rubbing alcohol on the coffee table or you set
the warm cup on it and left a mark. I've seen a knowledgable house wife make
those disappear in seconds. Don't ask me how it's done. Home economics is
not my best subject.

Keith Roberts

On Dec 13, 2007 6:53 AM, Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> wrote:

>        Yesterday I had an unfortunate experience cleaning keytops. Yamaha
> C-2 about 20 years old. The sharps (wooden) had a good bit of buildup
> of the gray goo, so I was fairly liberal with the Cory KeyBrite. Got
> done, looked back to admire my work, and found it had raised a very
> thin clear finish on the sharps - blistered so as to look somewhat
> white.
>        Has anyone been down this road and found a good fix? I'm thinking I
> have to remove this light, glossy, clear finish, and don't want to
> disturb what's underneath. I'm assuming that this is probably not real
> ebony, and that even if it is, it has a black spray coating of some
> sort. I thought of just buffing with 0000 wool, and emulated that with
> a square of ScotchBrite I had handy. Doesn't seem like a good way to
> go. So I am thinking I'll either experiment with solvents (possibly
> spray a solvent in hopes of re-amalgamating - foolish hope) or sand
> carefully. But perhaps someone has come up with a better plan.
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
> fssturm at unm.edu
>
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