This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Folks,=20 1. While cleaning up this piano, is it permissible to lightly sand the = inside of the case wooden parts? This piano looks like it had water = damage. There is light mold, lightly rotted wood, and the green stain = from felts on wood parts adjacent to felt parts.=20 2. Also, the bridal wires and damper wires are really corroded. I found = using a Dremel tool with a fine wire brush gets most of it off, and then = following with a metal polish shines them up real nice. Do you think = that is making the metal too bare, and these parts will corrode again = quickly? Thanks Tom ----- Original Message -----=20 From: keys88=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 7:30 PM Subject: Cleaning corrosion Well,=20 I have dug into an old Kimball upright that is going to be my practice = piano for repairing. A question I have is about cleaning = corrosion.....how? Today I am referring to the metal frame in the = action. I have completely stripped the action, and want to the clean up = the metal frame parts. Somebody in the past had dabbed on with a brush = as far as I can tell, silver paint to hide the corrosion. I thought an = electric drill with a wire brush was overkill, and would damage the wood = parts, a Dremel tool seems like it will hardly put a dent in the job. = That leaves steel wool? Or a hand wire brush. Thanks. Tom ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d4/c2/fe/0f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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