I wouldn't think so...at all. Who knows how that got started? Maybe the thinking was that since milk was white, it would help whiten the keys???? A cloth slightly dampened with water works. Or, Windex on a paper towel for really dirty plastic keytops. A cloth dampened with a little rubbing alcohol can clean real ivory keys. Not to mention the Cory products and probably a host of other things that would get the job done. I tend to stick with simple stuff, so it's mostly water or Windex for me. JF On 6/30/07, kurt baxter <fortefile at gmail.com> wrote: > So I was poking around a site advising on the cleaning and care of a piano's > finish, > and along with the usual "keep out of direct sunlight" and such, they gave > the advice > of cleaning piano keys with fresh milk. I thought this must be a typo, so I > googled it > and found that indeed, many places are offering this advice. > > I've been able to trace this advice as far back as housekeeping advice in > the 1930's. > > Does this seriously seem like a good idea?? First of all, I would think that > no matter > how careful you are, some of the milk in going to seep into the wood at the > edge of > the keytop, and multiplied by 88, I can imagine some serious odor issues. > > Schubert to the smell of sour milk anyone? No? > > And besides that disturbing possibility I am left with the fact that I cant > imagine any > real cleaning properties of milk over soap and water. > > > Count me baffled. > > > [k] > u > r > t >
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