It´s not necessary to remove the lid, but helpfull. But you have to pull out the action. Take a damp cloth and lay it on the soundboard on the left side of the grand. Work it forward with a flexible steel or plastic, e.g. a ruler. So you get the cloth under the strings and push it with the ruler. You have to place the ruler between the strings to move the cloth forward. You can pull out the cloth on the treble side where the action is (was) and start again until the soundboard is clean. Gregor ------------------------------------------ piano technician - tuner - dealer Münster, Germany www.weldert.de From: pianodoctor at msn.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 11:50:52 -0500 Subject: [pianotech] Cleaning Soundboard Etc. I'm looking for some suggestions regarding the cleaning of a Grand Piano. ( Soundboard, strings, felts etc.) The Piano is a Steinway Grand that was in storage for several yrs. I assume the best way to get under the strings is with a cleaning steel. Is it necessary to remove the lid to do this effectively? I have not been involved in any serious cleaning of the soundboard so I would be very appreciative of any "hints" that can help me do a good job. Thank You Marty Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up now. _________________________________________________________________ http://redirect.gimas.net/?n=M1003xHM5Adressen2 Ein Postfach für Alles – bei Hotmail 5 E-Mail-Adressen online verwalten! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100303/b07e8350/attachment.htm>
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