Ahh that's good news. I didn't realize a standard flourescent "Disco" blacklight would do the trick. This also gives me an alternative source of revenue if I open up the shop at night as a dance club. I was looking at mega versions of the ones used for identifying counterfeit money or for curing. thanks JD. Jude Reveley, RPT Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC Lowell, Massachusetts (978) 323-4545 ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Delacour" <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:42 AM Subject: Re: Removing key fronts > At 10:02 pm -0400 7/8/07, Jude Reveley/Absolute Piano wrote: > >>I was interested in the process of trying out the cream peroxide with UV >>tube lamps for bleaching ivories. Can you recommend a uv lamp? I noticed >>that the bench lamps are quite expensive, $300US for a 30 watt version. >>Also it seems that they're not meant for hours of use unless you buy the >>$1200US industrial version. Otherwise I could see racking up a bill in >>tubes. Thanks > > I just did a Google Products search and the first item that came up > <http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=20609&C=Froogle&U=20609&T=Alias&MA=ultra%20violet> > was a 4ft tube for £15, about $30. I don't know how long they are meant > to last but I recently had one running continuously for three weeks. I > ahve had two of these tubes for about 4 years and they both still work > fine. I'm sure you can find the same sort of thing in America for the > same price or even less. > > JD > > >
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