Ivory Key cleaning and buffing

[Farrell]

Have you actually done that and not gotten any on the wood? It seems like it
would be very difficult to avoid any drips. Or am I just a slob?  ;-)

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Lawson" <lawsonic@global.co.za>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: Ivory Key cleaning and buffing


> Hi, swab on the peroxide with a cotton bud or something similar - and swab
> it onto the ivory and not the wood - simple eh?
>
> >
> > > Ah! Yes!  Yellow irory!  Now if we could just get those dam elephants
to
> > > quit smoking
>
> Good news is that smoking in public places was recently banned so, should
> have no further problems in this regard
>
> Brian Lawson, RPT
> Johannesburg, South Africa
>
> TEXOMA CHAPTER
> http://texoma.int.chapter.tripod.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 10:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Ivory Key cleaning and buffing
>
>
> > Does the hydrogen peroxide (35%) bleach the wood white also, like wood
> > bleach? What do you'all do about the bleach/peroxide that runs down the
> key
> > side - just make it all white? Or is there some way of preventing the
> bleach
> > from running down the key side?
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> > Piano Tuning & Service
> > Tampa, Florida
> > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "carl meyer" <cmpiano@earthlink.net>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 1:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: Ivory Key cleaning and buffing
> >
> >
> > > Ah! Yes!  Yellow irory!  Now if we could just get those dam elephants
to
> > > quit smoking.
> > >
> > > Remove the sharps
> > > Prop the keys with a half inch by half inch stick so that the naturals
> > > are not resting on the punchings and are flat and level.
> > > Use a high speed orbital sander with 100 grit paper and cut off the
> > > surface stain.
> > > Brush with industrial strength Hydrogen peroxide  (35%) and set in
> > > bright sun.  Repeat every 20 minutes or so for a day or two. An ultra
> > > violet lamp might work if it's cloudy, but don't get it too close or
it
> > > might burn and turn brown.  You may have to pray for a bright sun.
> > > Now resand with ever finer paper until at least 600 grit and then buff
> > > with compound to polish the tops.  This has worked reasonably well for
> > > me most of the time except for a couple of very stubborn key tops.
> > > I hope that helps.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Carl Meyer  Assoc
> > > Santa Clara, Ca. 408/984-0482
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Phil Bondi wrote:
> > > >
> > > > ..yes I know - the subject is probably in the archives someplace,
but
> in
> > my search
> > > > at the archives, I got 0, nada, zilch.
> > > >
> > > > I would appreciate some help on this one - I have an action in my
> > possession
> > > > that has yellowed Ivory and they want them WHITE.
> > > >
> > > > I have until next Friday to do this.
> > > >
> > > > If you respond, please be specific with parts, tools, and materials
> > needed -
> > > > I have a minimilstic shop that's getting less minimalistic by the
> week.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Rook
> >
>
>