Sticky ebony keytops revisited

[gordon stelter]

I would soak them in lacquer thinner and then either
stain them with shoe dye, or finish them in several
coats of epoxy-type lacquer ( appliance finish ) and 
rub gently with steel wool to a satin finish.
     Thump


--- David Ilvedson <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I wonder if someone could have finished the sharps
> in the past with something like tung oil and it
> never quite hardened...
> 
> David I.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original message
> ----------------------------------------
> From: Bec and John <bjsilva001@comcast.net>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Received: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 16:57:17 -0500
> Subject: Sticky ebony keytops revisited
> 
> 
> >Hi,
> 
> >For those who may remember my postings a while back
> on my ebony keys 
> >being sticky when the weather is humid, I have some
> more on that issue. 
> >I did end up sanding them, which improved the
> situation quite a bit. 
> >However, there are still some issues.
> 
> >For one, I've been noticing small black "chips"
> that show up on the 
> >ivory keys while I'm playing. They blow off, so
> it's not an issue. But 
> >I'm confused how after all this time I'm still
> getting them, and 
> >wondering what caused them in the first place (I
> don't recall seeing 
> >them before sanding).
> 
> >When I clean the ebony keys with a damp cloth, it
> is still is picking 
> >up something from the keys - the cloth becomes a
> very light brown after 
> >going over only half the keys.
> 
> >I'm afraid to keep sanding them since I don't want
> to sand too much of 
> >the key away. Is a better solution to just replace
> them? Is the quality 
> >of ebony nowadays as good as when the piano was
> made (1925)?
> 
> >Thanks.
> 
> >- John
> 
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