<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16481" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=312392314-01072007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>It's interesting that "fresh milk" was specified, as that would mean unpasteurized.  I wonder whether bovine microbes might come into play.  Have you ever tried raw milk, Joe?  If so, did it work as well/better?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=312392314-01072007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=312392314-01072007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Granted, it does sound like sympathetic magic (white liquid for white keys), but there are lots of other white liquids that might have been suggested.  I'll be glad to give it a shot on my I&P when I get it moved and report back.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=312392314-01072007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=312392314-01072007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Annie Grieshop</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=312392314-01072007></SPAN><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=312392314-01072007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=312392314-01072007> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Joe And Penny Goss<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 30, 2007 12:20 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: of Piano Keys and.... Milk?<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is the oil in the butter fat that loosens up the grime.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Whole milk might be better than 1%</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Only a damp rag should be used. Not one a sopping,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> that allows the milk to run down the key sides.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are other cleaners available now that work better,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But I still reccomend it for IVORY to my customers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=fortefile@gmail.com href="mailto:fortefile@gmail.com">kurt baxter</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 30, 2007 9:00 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> of Piano Keys and.... Milk?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>So I was poking around a site advising on the cleaning and care of a piano's finish,<BR>and along with the usual "keep out of direct sunlight" and such, they gave the advice<BR>of cleaning piano keys with fresh milk. I thought this must be a typo, so I googled it <BR>and found that indeed, many places are offering this advice. <BR><BR>I've been able to trace this advice as far back as housekeeping advice in the 1930's.<BR><BR>Does this seriously seem like a good idea?? First of all, I would think that no matter <BR>how careful you are, some of the milk in going to seep into the wood at the edge of<BR>the keytop, and multiplied by 88, I can imagine some serious odor issues. <BR><BR>Schubert to the smell of sour milk anyone? No? <BR><BR>And besides that disturbing possibility I am left with the fact that I cant imagine any<BR>real cleaning properties of milk over soap and water.<BR><BR><BR>Count me baffled.<BR><BR><BR>   [k]<BR>    u<BR>    r<BR>    t <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>