Cleaning pianos

[David Ilvedson]

Make sure the cleaning people aren't applying Pledge etc. to your pianos
while your gone!  

David I.

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On 12/17/01 at 12:24 PM Keith Jones wrote:

>Hello everyone,
> I'm the part time assistant tech at S.F. State University, and for the
>last year I've been trying to clean off years worth of accumulated grime
>from our pianos. I've finally removed most of the worst crusty black goo.
>What I'm wondering is what I should do to protect the finish and make
>future clean-ups easier. I've been thinking that waxing the practice room
>P-22's is the thing to do. What about classroom grands with black lacquer
>finishes, can I put wax on those, or is there something better for the
flat
>black finishes (mostly Steinways). Do most of you have a regular cleaning
>schedule, or do you just clean up as necessary? 
> Since working here I have been continually amazed at 1) how quickly the
>piano majors can knock a piano out of tune, and 2) how quickly the pianos
>get filthy.
> Thanks,
> Keith Jones, Associate Member PTG