I clean before I tune and then (hopefully) enough oils come off my hands during the tuning reduce the slickness. You can always apply some hairspray...;-] David I. On 30 Jan 2003 at 23:21, Jon Page wrote: > > Has anyone come under the disdain of a pianist for removing the > grimy-grunge from the key tops before tuning? > > It appears, that I reduced her traction, now the keys are too > slippery. > > I'm talking about two paper towels being grunge'd from this woman's > make-up. > > Last time, it wasn't built up enough from the last time I cleaned it, > so I simply washed my hands after tuning. But this time, it was > insidious ! > > The rest of the house is impeccably clean, spotless; even the vacuum > trails in the rug are always uniform. > > It's scarey out there... > > Jon > > PS The hammer_are_ beat beyond filing on this mid '60's B, > but_that_does not seem to be a problem. > "It sounds fine." > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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