Grand Cleaning

[Farrell]

Sorry Wim, the target was just too much out in the open!

You mean harp/soundboard wasn't brass?   ;-)

Terry Farrell
  ----- Original Message ----- 

  You got me Terry. Related to this, I saw an ad in the St. Louis newspaper a long time ago advertising a piano with a solid cast iron soundboard. 


  Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
  To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
  Sent: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:16 pm
  Subject: Re: Grand Cleaning


  Um, not to seem overly critical or picky, but the plate is that hard heavy metal thingee that the strings are tied to. It's the big gold thing you see when you open the lid of the piano. I think that big flat wooden thingee under the strings and under the big heavy metal thingee is called a soundboard or sumptin'.

  Don't think it should be necessary to remove the action to clean the plate - at least not on a grand piano......

  Terry Farrell
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    To clean the plate, I remove the action, and using a damp rag, dipped in a solution of Mr. Clean (or some other cleaner), and luke warm water, I push the rag from the bass string area to the high treble with a soundboard steel. I take the rag out at the high treble into the action cavity. I do this a number of times, covering all the parts of the soundboard. I rinse the rags for each pass. When I get done, I vacuum up the dirt in the action cavity. If the lid prop isn't long enough for you to get to the bass end, I use the front rail to prop up the lid. 


    Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT

    -----Original Message-----

    I like the idea of the posts cards to hand to the customers.  

    Can you please tell me your method for cleaning the plate?

    David Weiss

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