Cleaning Brass

[Joseph Alkana]

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Roger,
I've been using a metal polish called Flitz. This actually was =
recommended to me by the people at Yamaha, as they indicated there would =
be no adverse reaction with their finishes such as would be encountered =
when trying to polish up that Yamaha decal on the fallboard. Cleaning =
the pedals with Flitz is a snap, and since it is a paste there is no =
danger of dripping chemical all over  Mrs. Jones white rug. I've been =
polishing pedals as part of  vacuuming/cleaning service for years now =
and customers really appreciate that little extra service.
Joseph Alkana  RPT
josephspiano@attbi.com
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Clyde Hollinger=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 4:01 AM
  Subject: Re: Cleaning Brass


  Roger and list,

  Now that my tuning time keeps getting less, I keep looking at those =
tarnished
  pedals and thinking, "Wouldn't it be a nice little freebee to clean =
them
  up?".  I've wished for something clean, fast, and easy.

  Anyone already do this routinely?  What have you found to work best?  =
Tarn X
  sounds like it could be fast and easy, although it would have to be =
applied
  with a brush and could be messy.

  Regards,
  Clyde

  jolly roger wrote:

  > To All,
  >              Started to prepare for stringing a mouse infected =
Yamaha G2
  > today, the old strings and agraffes were a mess.   Saw an Ad on TV =
for a
  > product called "Tarn X", availiable from Wall Mart, and other =
leading
  > department stores.  It's used to clean Silverware, just dip it in, =
then
  > rinse in cold water, all tarnish removed.   Yeh right, I've seen =
those ads
  > before.
  >
  > Well I thought I would try it on these gross agraffes.  Darn it =
works.
  > Soaked for approx 2 mins, clean. Rubbed lightly with 4.0 steel wool, =
and
  > the nicest clean up of agraffes to date.
  >
  > OK we may be onto a good thing here, lets try some of the hardware =
screws,
  > and hinges.  I had a very pleasant suprise.  A fast and good clean =
up.
  > Same with the brass casters.
  >
  > Make be helpful to some of you that are concerned with detailing.
  >
  > Regards Roger





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