<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: [CAUT] Disinfecting Keys</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Have you thought on trying the rubber finger coverings, that are used to shuffle paper, or count the wads of money you get from tuning. :-)</DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada <A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: <A title=jorge1ml@cmich.edu href="mailto:jorge1ml@cmich.edu">Michael Jorgensen</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 10:39 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: Re: [CAUT] Disinfecting Keys</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>To those who are wondering,       Apparently her finger split open while playing.             I used to have splitting fingers from test blows before we moved to a humidified environment.   My solution was like Ron’s, except I would cut a finger-wide 2” long piece of soft cloth and place it in a “U” over my finger tip.  Then wrap with tape to form a sock which could be reused for many tunings.   I had socks for the three middle fingers I use in test blows.  I tried cutting finger tips off a stretchy pair of gloves to make socks, but found them useless because the seams caused pain as they were right on the striking surface. Thanks to all who responded, -Mike On 1/29/07 3:02 PM, "Christopher Purdy" <purdy@ohio.edu> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE>I have been using non alcohol baby wipes.  I'm not sure how well it disinfects though.  Works really well for cleaning and it gives me a good feeling about avoiding germs but that might not stand up in court. Blood on the keys!?  Probably a colorful story behind that... Chris On Jan 29, 2007, at 2:32 PM, Michael Jorgensen wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE>Hello,     A pianist got blood all over the keys on our D.  What would be a good product to sterilize them?   Isopropyl alcohol removes black from sharps and Cory cleaner doesn't say it disinfects. -Mike Jorgensen   </BLOCKQUOTE>   Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T. School of Music, Ohio University Rm. 311, Robt. Glidden Hall Athens, OH  45701 Office (740) 593-1656 Cell    (740) 590-3842 fax      (740) 593-1429 <A href="http://www.ohiou.edu/music">http://www.ohiou.edu/music</A>   </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>