Candle wax on keys, how to remove?

[Don]

Hi Doug,

I'd be tempted to freeze the keys and then chip off the wax. Have *not*
done this.

At 09:59 AM 11/02/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Does anyone know how to remove candle wax from keys?  I went to tune a
>piano yesterday and the customer said, "yea, I accidentally spilled
>candle wax on the the keys, I've been trying to get some of it off."
>
>It is a mess... about 4 octaves of the keyboard covered with wax. made
>for an interesting tuning! Has anyone ever removed candle wax and know
>how to remove it from keytops?  Thanks in advanced!
>
>Doug Renz
>Associate PTG
>Rochester, NY
>pianotuner@frontiernet.net
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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