prepaired concert piano

Joe And Penny Goss imatunr@srvinet.com
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 13:55:17 -0600


Hi Baoli,
CLP is a lubricant almost as slick as Goose Juice or Goose Juice +  For
light friction contact points.  Ballistol for heavier friction points like
key bushings.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "baoli liu" <baoli_liu@yahoo.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: prepaired concert piano


> Thank you Kevin,
> What CLP Means?
>
> Baoli
>
> --- "Kevin E. Ramsey" <ramsey@extremezone.com> wrote:
> >     First of all, Demand, and I mean demand!, that
> > the performer wash his/her hands the same way a
> > surgeon would before touching the strings. Secondly,
> > if you're going to try to clean the strings
> > afterwards, the plain wire I would probably rub with
> > a cloth with a very little amount of CLP on it. On
> > the wound strings, you're really going after the
> > high points on the windings, because you can't
> > really get your fingers anywhere else, and I might
> > be tempted to rub them with a cloth that has some
> > solvent like alcohol on it. Not sopping wet, you
> > don't want any liquid getting into the windings,
> > just barely damp to the feel.  Use quick back a
> > forth motions with very little pressure.
> >     That's how I'd do it, anyway.
> >
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: baoli liu
> >   To: pianotech@ptg.org
> >   Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 9:51 AM
> >   Subject: prepaired concert piano
> >
> >
> >   Hi list,
> >
> >   a pianoist is going to play some morden music next
> >   week on one of our concert pianos,he is going to
> > plug
> >   the stings by fingers.
> >
> >   I know some technicians sugested to shift another
> >   piano(usually older one) for prepaired pianoist.I
> > am
> >   thinking the possibility to clean the strings
> > after
> >   the concert.For me, cleaning strings is easier
> > than
> >   moving concert pianos around.
> >
> >   my question is what is the best way to clean
> > strings?
> >
> >   Thanks!
> >
> >   Baoli
> >
> >
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