[pianotech] Piano wax anyone?

[William Monroe]

Dittos to both.  Freeze the keys and it should mostly come off, then scrape
(I would probably use a medium thickness card scraper) then sand/buff with
compounds as necessary to remove any scratches.

William R. Monroe


On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:11 AM, John Ross <jrpiano at eastlink.ca> wrote:

> I wouldn't use heat to melt it, that would cause the wax to migrate into
> the key further.
> Just use a razor blade, and scrape.
> John Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia
>
> On 2010-11-15, at 10:35 AM, toddpianoworks at att.net wrote:
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> I've got a client who's spilled candle wax on their keys and didn't notice
> it before it hardened.
>
> I'll be going over later, but I wanted to see if anyone has had a similiar
> scenario.
>
> I was going to lightly run a lighter over to melt the wax on the tops of
> the keys. Then remove those keys and take a sharp chisel to the
> keysticks/frame/bed and just replace the punchings.
>
> Does anyone have any other ideas?
>
> Thanks!
> Matthew
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
>
>
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