Cleaning keys / bare wood

[Marcel Carey]

On the other hand, I find that denatured alcool will dissolve the
grime and it just sinks in the wood a lot deeper. It kind of stains
the wood. After that, there is no way you'll be able to make that wood
natural again. To me, scraping is still the best way to remove the
grime.

Marcel Carey, RPT
Sherbrooke, QC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org
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> Of Tunapianer@AOL.COM
> Sent: 15 aout, 2002 00:24
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Cleaning keys / bare wood
>
>
> The thread on cleaning out crusty old actions is
> fascinating, as I have an
> old Mathushek (don't have the ser. # handy) I hope to restore soon.
>
> What about using denatured alcahol for cleaning keys, key
> rails and bed,
> hammer butts, and any other bare wood parts on which a
> cushion of dust had
> settled?  My only experience with denatured alcahol is in
> restoring the
> finish of antiques (i.e., the outside), but I would think
> it would dissolve
> sundry forms of crud without raising the grain or inducing
> the possibility of
> warp, which water would seem to do.
>
> Greg Soule
> Pensacola, FL
>