Tom, There is a citrus cleaner that will clean the keys up without a lot of chem. odor etc. It takes a little longer before you can resurface the key ( 24 hours ) but it is worth it to avoid the smells. Susan? what was that stuff? Joe Goss ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Driscoll <tomtuner@mediaone.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 8:34 PM Subject: Re: Cleaning Up Contact Cement > laquer thinner tom driscoll > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Ballard" <yardbird@sover.net> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 9:39 PM > Subject: Cleaning Up Contact Cement > > > > Call it Karma. After years of pasting ivories back onto a Steinway > > keyboard with contact cement, I am now doing an ivory restoration on > > it. So what's the solvent which will loosen this stuff up so that I > > can get back down to bare wood and naked ivory? > > > > I've already heard the lectures in my mind's ear, just the solution, > please. > > > > Bill Ballard RPT > > NH Chapter > > > > "May you work on interesting pianos." > > ...........Ancient Chinese Proverb > >
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