[pianotech] Cleaning very old plate

[Joseph Garrett]

Rob,
That is true, but, before I use something to clean a customer's piano, I
want to be very sure that it will not cause problems down the road. Or, to
put it another way, if a piano has suffered smoke damage, (plastics,
especially), it is possible to "clean" it to a client's  satisfaction, at
the time. However, the corrosivenss of that stuff will continue to erode
any metal in that piano, eventually rearing it's ugly head as a need to
take the piano COMPLETELY apart and clean ALL Surfaces before re-assembly
of the piano. DAMHIK!<G> I like to think long term, as much as possible,
and so should we all, imo.<G>
Regards,
Joe
BTW, If I recall Doug has several degrees in that realm, so he would be
able to answer my question, himself.<G> (don'tcha think?<G>)
G


> [Original Message]
> From: Rob McCall <rob at mccallpiano.com>
> To: <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: 5/22/2012 6:19:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Cleaning very old plate
>
> One thought that comes to mind...
>
> This piano was destined for the dumpster. It would've ended it's life in
a miserable fashion, filthy and full of cat poop.  So, even if there are
long term residual effects, the procedure Doug used nonetheless extended
the life of this particular piano. YMMV...
>
> Regards,
>
> Rob McCall
>
> McCall Piano Service, LLC
> www.mccallpiano.com
> Murrieta, CA
> 951-698-1875
>
> On May 22, 2012, at 16:12 , Joseph Garrett wrote:
>
> > 
> > All I can say is: WOW! <G> The only question I have is what the
longterm,
> > (residual), effects may be. As you probably know, you can put mild
> > chemicals on metal and there will be no immidiate effect, but over time
> > corrosion and such will raise it's ugly head.
> > Thanks for the input. I am going to try it. (on something I own,
first.<G>)
> > Regards,
> > Joe
> > Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> > Captain of the Tool Police
> > Squares R I