[pianotech] cleaning key tops

[Terry Farrell]

Yes. Acetone will dissolve the same keytop more slowly than lacquer  
thinner. Isn't that what I said?  :-)

Terry Farrell

On Apr 5, 2010, at 9:06 PM, Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner wrote:

> Terry Farrell,
> Don't some tuners use keytop dissolved in acetone for hammer  
> hardening?
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>> Acetone is a common ingredient in lacquer thinner, which is a blend  
>> of
>> several organic solvents. Acetone is generally less aggressive than
>> lacquer thinner. Other than that, yes they are similar. I think you
>> are probably correct that acetone will eat a plastic keytop - but
>> perhaps more slowly than lacquer thinner. I meant by different beast
>> that it was not the same thing.
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