[pianotech] Cleaning Brass Cauls

[johndelmore at suddenlink.net]

A paste of vinegar and table salt should take care of the grubbiness, glue and all, in one go!

John
---- "Porritt wrote: 
> William:
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> Soak them in water for a while to remove all the old glue that has stuck on there, then polish them with ketchup.  (Wash off the ketchup when you're done!)
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> dp
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> David M. Porritt, RPT
> dporritt at smu.edu
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of William Monroe
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 1:05 PM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: [pianotech] Cleaning Brass Cauls
> 
> Anyone have an heirloom recipe for cleaning their brass key bushing cauls? 
> I've got a set that's getting pretty grubby, of course, they're not mine, 
> they belong to............a friend.  Yeah...... they're a friends grubby 
> cauls..............
> 
> ;-]
> 
> William R. Monroe
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