>Scrape the paint off the top and the crud off the sides with a razor blade, >the paint can remain on the sides. Sand with 400 or 600 paper with a finish >rubbing oil or water, then burnish with 0000 steel wool or gray Scotch-Brite. >This is best done with each key held in a vise. > >A slight wood hue is acceptable, at least to me it is. > >Regards, > >Jon Page, piano technician >Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. Acceptable to me too - preferable actually. I've always wondered why one would go to the trouble of putting on ebony and then painting it black. Is the finish supposed to make them look better? Is it supposed to make them wear longer? Phil Ford -- Phillip Ford Piano Service and Restoration San Francisco, California
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