Dear Dick, I would highly recommend the set of three soundboard cleaning tools sold by Bill Spurlock, for about $15.00 plus shipping. A soundboard steel fits into my tool case more easily, but the Spurlock tools work better, at least for me. Spurlock Specialty Tools 3574 Cantelow Rd. Vacaville, California 95688 Phone (707) 452-8564 e-mail 74077.3053@ Compuserve.com Call and ask for a catalog, and say that I sent you. (No, I don't get a commission!) His catalog also has excellent key bushing tools, key clamps, soundboard repair tools. the best lid prop I have used, the infamous micro-fine Teflon powder, a very handy razor knife with a built in mini-saw blade, a gram weight set, and jigs for regulating actions and for hanging hammers. He also has for sale some excellent pamphlets on Key Bushing, Installing Grand Hammers, Action Touch-Weight, Vertical Regulation, Vertical Damper Replacement, and Soundboard repair. Sorry about the commercial plug, but he sells good stuff. Sincerely, David At 11:48 AM 1/26/98 EST, you wrote: >Greetings group from the grey skies of Michigan. > >Wondering about tips for cleaning soundboards on grands. > >Do you remove the lid? >What cleaning solutions, if any, do you use? >What tools? (rags, spring steel, dusters) >Dick Day David A. Vanderhoofven, RPT Joplin, Missouri, USA e-mail: dkvander@clandjop.com web page: http://www.clandjop.com/~dkvander/ #pianotech page: http://www.clandjop.com/~dkvander/ircpiano.html
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