[CAUT] slick keytops

[Douglas Wood]

I believe that the buffing compounds typically used on ivory are bees- 
wax based. So the buffing leaves the ivory very smooth (feels good)  
but with a small amount of "tack" (also feels good). It also seals  
the ivory surface. Have you any experience with buffing ivory?

Doug


On Nov 13, 2007, at 5:36 AM, Jim Busby wrote:

> Hi Wim,
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> Yeah, they feel slick.
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> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf  
> Of Willem Blees
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:35 PM
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] slick keytops
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> Do the keys feel slick to you? If not, perhaps you might ask the  
> professor what hand cream he/she uses. Too much of that stuff on  
> hands will make sandpaper feel slick.
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> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
> Piano Tuner/Technician
> Honolulu, HI
> Author of
> The Business of Piano Tuning
> available from Potter Press
> www.pianotuning.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu>
> To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
> Sent: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:40 pm
> Subject: [CAUT] slick keytops
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> List,
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> A professor says the keys on our CF are “too slick” or “slippery”.  
> This is real ivory. And they were dirty too. I cleaned them with  
> “Keybrite”, and now they’re even more “slick”. Any quick solutions?  
> (Light sanding? Hairspray?)
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> Thanks,
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> Jim Busby BYU
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> p.s. I couldn’t find anything for ivory on the archives.
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