At least the Kimball spinet was a "cheep" piano. <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%>"Robin Blankenship" <tunerdude@comcast.net> Sent by: caut-bounces@ptg.org 09/12/2007 12:03 AM <table border> <tr valign=top> <td bgcolor=white> <div align=center>Please respond to College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org></div></table> <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>To</div> <td>"College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>cc</div> <td> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>Subject</div> <td>Re: [CAUT] Return of the swallow</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> That wouldn't be to the Capo De Strano Bar, would it? just curious ----- Original Message ----- From: <a href=mailto:piano57@insightbb.com>Barbara Richmond</a> To: <a href=mailto:caut@ptg.org>College and University Technicians</a> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Return of the swallow Bill,   That's a very creative subject heading!  I laughed out loud.   I've done this job, it was one of my first service calls after getting out of school, 25 years ago, or so. That was a fine howdy-do!  I was there within an hour of the <event.>   Here's what I remember--besides the spaghetti...   After using a plastic spatula, I used a lot of dry paper towels, damp paper towel, and fairly wet paper towels.  I don't remember using bleach water, but I must have used some sort of cleaner in one of the batches of water, maybe Mr. Clean, maybe dish soap.  After washing everything off, I gently used my heat gun (at a distance) where I had used water on wood.  For lack of any other ideas and nobody to consult, I spread baking soda in the keybed and came back a few days later to check things out.  I think I vacuumed up the baking soda and spread some more, less than the first time.   I think I laughed through the job, that way I didn't, you know....   Barbara Richmond, RPT near Peoria, Illinois