Get the Spurlock soundboard cleaning tools.  They work great! Paul <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%>Aart in America Piano Services <aartinamerica@optonline.net> Sent by: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org 03/28/2008 01:24 PM <table border> <tr valign=top> <td bgcolor=white> <div align=center>Please respond to Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org></div></table> <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>To</div> <td>Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>cc</div> <td> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>Subject</div> <td>Re: Grand Cleaning</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> <tt>Hi Paul. Could you recommend a technique for cleaning the soundboard? Thanks, Aart On Mar 28, 2008, at 1:53 PM, Paul T Williams wrote: > > Matthew, > > You'd be suprised at how many folks will pay for cleaning jobs.  You > might notice in nicer homes if a cleaning person works there.  That's > a good target market.   > > Yes, several levels of cleaning works well for me.  I always dust off > the piano anyway after a tuning just as a nice gesture.  My prices > would vary as to how dirty the piano is, but would offer further > services like polishing pedals, sanitizing keys, cleaning action as > well as keybed, etc.  The full monty includes soundboard, full plate, > (even under strings with Q-tips) polishing cabinet, using furnature > markers for covering scratches,keybed, action, damperheads, etc.  All > in all, anything you can reach! That does take quite a bit of time. > > Hope this helps. > > Paul > > > > Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks@yahoo.com> > Sent by: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > > 03/28/2008 12:22 PM > Please respond to >  Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org> > > To > pianotech@ptg.org > cc > Subject > Grand Cleaning > > > > > > A client wants me to come over and clean her Kawai grand.  This will > be my first, and I was curious as to what kind of service(s) I can > offer her.  According to the "G" piano works labor guide, a complete > grand cleaning can take as long as 3.5 hrs.  When I talked with my > client, she had only mentioned about cleaning the soundboard, but then > again, she may not realize all the dust that can accumulate in her > keybed, etc. >   > What kind of cleaning services do you all offer?  Do you offer the > most basic service and go up to the most complete cleaning?  When I go > through a car wash, I can pay three bucks, and all they'll do is hose > my car down.  Or I can pay more for scrubbing, and even more to get > the wheels done.  I just need advice on how to sort this out.  3.5 hrs > sounds like a great service, but I don't know how many clients are > willing to pay that. >   > Thanks in advance! >  Matthew > >   > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. > </tt>