Once you've knocked the old sharps off the keys, drop them in a bowl of water for a minute then toss them a few at a time into a microwave for a few seconds. You should then be able to just wipe away any slivers of keystick that remain. - Mark Dierauf Robin Blankenship wrote: > Elwood, > > Yes, to your first question. Always a good idea to have at least a few > of the various types and designs of sharps around. You just never know > when one will save the day. As far as getting them off of the key, I > just apply a chisel, bevel side down (towards the key) and give it a > good whack. The sharp usually just pops right off. Might need a bit of > sanding to clean it up and you're good to go. > > Robin Blankenship > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Elwood Doss, Jr. <mailto:edoss at charter.net> > *To:* 'Pianotech List' <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org> > *Sent:* Monday, July 16, 2007 1:22 PM > *Subject:* old sharps > > Do any of you salvage old wood sharps from old upright pianos? > Would it be a good idea to keep some of the older sharps around? > How would one get the old sharps off the old keys? Just wondering... > > Joy! > > Elwood > > > > Elwood Doss, Jr., M.M.E., RPT > > Piano Technician/Technical Director > > Department of Music > > 145 Fine Arts Building > > The University of Tennessee at Martin > > Martin, TN 38238 > > 731/881-1852 > > FAX: 731/881-7415 > > HOME: 731/587-5700 > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070716/3f2eacc5/attachment.html
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