I have encountered that before. I would use a solvent, not an abrasive. Lacquer thinner or acetone will remove just about any paint. That will reduce ivory polishing to a minimum. Jurgen Goering On Nov 21, 2007, at 11:00, pianotech-request at ptg.org wrote: > > A client of mine has a 1903 Waters upright. The ivories are in pretty > good > shape except that they appear to have been "painted". In the middle > octaves, the coating has been partially worn away through playing. But > towards the ends the paint is largely intact. The paint can be scraped > off, > but it would take a fair amount of work to clean up the entire set. > > Is this painting normal practice? Is there an easy way to clean > things up? > > Rob > > Mitchell Piano Service > www.mitchellpianoservice.com > (415) 994-1030 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 945 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071121/981c94b2/attachment.bin
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