[pianotech] Piano wax anyone?

[Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner]

John,
After scraping as much as possible, kerosine is a solvent for candle wax
for the final clean off.


> 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.


>> I've got a client who's spilled candle wax on their keys and didn't
>> notice it before it hardened.
>>

>> 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.
>>