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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=146074400-04042008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Well, I just want to be grateful that someone besides me
knows what a THINGEE is. So few do................
:-) It's one of my favorite "words"...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=146074400-04042008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>les bartlett</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Farrell<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Monday, March 31, 2008 5:17 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: Grand Cleaning<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>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'.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Don't think it should be necessary to remove the action to
clean the plate - at least not on a grand piano......</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>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. <BR><BR>
<DIV style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT</DIV>
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<DIV style="CLEAR: both">-----Original Message-----<BR>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I
like the idea of the posts cards to hand to the customers. </SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Can
you please tell me your method for cleaning the plate?</SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">David
Weiss</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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