Soundboard Cleaning

Elwood Doss, Jr. edoss@utm.edu
Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:25:55 -0500


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Use the Spurlock cleaning tools.  There are three of them of various leng=
ths and they can be maneuvered to nearly ever part of the soundboard--eve=
n the high treble.  Each tool has a blade on it that is covered with felt=
=2E I use a vacuum to pick up the lint off the blades.  They are very goo=
d.  If that doesn't clean it completely, i.e. if there is dirt that has n=
early sealed to the board, then try the soundboard steel/cloth/water-vine=
gar mixture.
Joy!
Elwood

Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT
Piano Technician/Technical Director
Department of Music
106 Fine Arts Building
University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN  38238
731-587-1152
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Rick Bazemore=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 7:10 AM
  Subject: Soundboard Cleaning


  On this subject Reblitz recommends using the soundboard steel with a cl=
oth moistened with the water/vinegar solution.  My question is wouldn't t=
he moisture in the cloth coming in contact with the strings cause them to=
 rust?

  I am scheduled to do this procedure Wednesday and would appreciate your=
 responses.

  Rick Bazemore


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