On Apr 24, 2010, at 4:10 AM, Marcel Carey wrote: > John, > > > Could you give me more info about this "cream of tartar" please. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_of_tartar Don't know what it would be called in France. Used in cooking. You can mix it with baking soda to make a "baking powder" - to make cakes rise. > > > Any particular brand, and where to get it. It's the first time I > hear about it. > > > Thanks, > > > Marcel > > > From: johnparham at piano88.com > > To: caut at ptg.org > > Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:13:15 -0700 > > Subject: [CAUT] Whitening Ivories > > > > List, > > > > > > > 2. Next I used 10 grams of 3% hydrogen peroxide with three > teaspoons of > > cream of tartar mixed in. Using a paper towel, I dabbed a little of > > this mixture onto the ivory and began to polish it. The cream of > tartar > > immediately precipitated out as I polished the ivory. The end result > > was a very clean, shiny ivory. I did not need to buff the ivory > because > > there was no film on it. I like the results so much that I will > use this > > technique on the old Chickering action I am working on this weekend. > > > > > Les vidéos qui font jaser! Résolution HD aussi offerte! Vidéo MSN.ca Regards, Fred Sturm fssturm at unm.edu http://www.youtube.com/fredsturm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100424/9d3c4fc1/attachment.htm>
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