At 11:11 PM 1/30/2003 -0600, you 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. >>Jon > >In a concert situation it is customary to ask if the visiting artist would >like that done. Apparently by your experience, it might be a good idea to >also ask in the private sectors as well, as a courtesy. Who would have figured? A concert pianist would not have given a second thought to_not_playing this keyboard. It'll take another six months to a year... to build up the resistance for her slippery fingers to regain the lost traction. Imagine the dirtiest old upright keys; black, dirty-curd worn partially clean by playing. Now imagine the same keys in "Fawn Beige". I wonder, does it fall off her pasty face or what? Or, maybe it's Maybelline. Maybe, I don't want to know. Jon Page
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