FWIW: Sheldon Smith used to use tung oil on ebony keytops. || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| jason kanter . piano tuning/regulation/repair bellevue, wa . 425 562 4127 . cell 425 831 1561 orcas island . 360 376 2799 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip Ford" <fordpiano@earthlink.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 6:18 AM Subject: Re: Sticky ebony keytops? > >Scrape the paint off the top and the crud off the sides with a razor blade, > >the paint can remain on the sides. Sand with 400 or 600 paper with a finish > >rubbing oil or water, then burnish with 0000 steel wool or gray Scotch-Brite. > >This is best done with each key held in a vise. > > > >A slight wood hue is acceptable, at least to me it is. > > > >Regards, > > > >Jon Page, piano technician > >Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. > > Acceptable to me too - preferable actually. I've always wondered why > one would go to the trouble of putting on ebony and then painting it > black. Is the finish supposed to make them look better? Is it > supposed to make them wear longer? > > Phil Ford > > -- > Phillip Ford > Piano Service and Restoration > San Francisco, California > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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