What's the best way to clean brass key cauls ?

[Ron Nossaman]

> Call me "picky", but after I use them to repair a  few
> bushings in a filthy, "Crudola", piano,  want them
> nice and shiny before use on a customer's thorough
> Steinway rebuild.
> 
>      Peace,
>      G

Ah, I get it. You want to remove *imaginary* ick. What is your 
supply source for nasty sticky gooey funky yucky and generally 
uncleany bushing cloth that you use on Crudolas, and why do 
you buy it? Might I suggest you instead use the same nice 
clean new cloth you use when you totally, thoroughly, 
completely, and immaculately (autoclavically speaking) rebuild 
a customer's Steinway, and your cauls will continue to gleam 
on without defunking.

Is there a piano anywhere in the county in which you live that 
hasn't been used for a toilet brush?

Ron N