cleaning up sharps

[DIANE HOFSTETTER]

Rubbing alcohol frequently cleans the sharps up just beautifully.  It can 
also soften the old finish and you can amalgamate it so it looks even and 
attractive.

Trying to reglue old ivories that keep coming off one after another is an 
everlasting, never-ending nightmare.  Better to replace IMHO

Diane



Diane Hofstetter




----Original Message Follows----
From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr at srvinet.com>
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To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Subject: Re: cleaning up sharps
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:26:57 -0600

Hi CA will fail quickly, no shear strength. YMMV
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Debra Feiger" <debrafeiger at gmail.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 8:30 PM
Subject: cleaning up sharps


 > I am rebushing an old Strauch Brothers upright and the ebonies need to
 > be brought back to life in terms of color.  Suggestions?   Also, the
 > ivories keep falling off, one after the other and I am CA gluing them
 > back on.