Cleaning keys / bare wood

[gordon stelter]

After blowing out as much dirt as possible with
compressed air, and before using solvents, go over the
parts with fine brass brushes and steel wool or
Scotch-Brite(TM) pads. I generally prefer
Scotch-Brite, as it will not leave tiny steel fibers
in stuff which will stin black later if you decide to
use any water solutions to clean. And yes, I too
scrape away the thickest gunk, before using the
alcohol, so it will not soak into the wood.
--- Marcel Carey <mcpiano@globetrotter.net> wrote:
> On the other hand, I find that denatured alcool will
> dissolve the
> grime and it just sinks in the wood a lot deeper. It
> kind of stains
> the wood. After that, there is no way you'll be able
> to make that wood
> natural again. To me, scraping is still the best way
> to remove the
> grime.
> 
> Marcel Carey, RPT
> Sherbrooke, QC
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org
> > [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> > Of Tunapianer@AOL.COM
> > Sent: 15 aout, 2002 00:24
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Subject: Re: Cleaning keys / bare wood
> >
> >
> > The thread on cleaning out crusty old actions is
> > fascinating, as I have an
> > old Mathushek (don't have the ser. # handy) I hope
> to restore soon.
> >
> > What about using denatured alcahol for cleaning
> keys, key
> > rails and bed,
> > hammer butts, and any other bare wood parts on
> which a
> > cushion of dust had
> > settled?  My only experience with denatured
> alcahol is in
> > restoring the
> > finish of antiques (i.e., the outside), but I
> would think
> > it would dissolve
> > sundry forms of crud without raising the grain or
> inducing
> > the possibility of
> > warp, which water would seem to do.
> >
> > Greg Soule
> > Pensacola, FL
> >
> 
> 


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