At 08:05 AM 1/19/2007 -0500, you wrote: >I have been using waterless hand sanitizer as I am tuning to avoid >getting any "nasties" from the keys. > >Has there been any research done on potential damage to key tops >when a tuner uses such a product and then tunes? > >Brian P. Doepke >AAA Piano Works, Inc. >Piano Tuning-Repair-Purchase Consults >260-432-2043 >260-417-1298 >www.aaapianoworks.com Not to keytops, that I've noticed, but I should take a picture of the finish on a couple of older grands situated in voice studios. The splatter (and in one case, the outline of the bottle) has made numerous white "water" stains in the old crazed/cracked finish. REALLY, REALLY ugly!!! Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
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