<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I'll have to try that next time. I wasn't sure the best method at the time, so I winged it! It worked for me and I wasn't on it long enough for allow any significant moisture to soak in. But I do have lots of razor blades...  :-)<div> </div><div>Rob</div><div> <div><div>On Oct 02, 2011, at 12:43 , Paul T Williams wrote:</div> <blockquote type="cite">It's fast!  no added moisture to the sticks, and it works. (not that the little moisture would hurt anything...)  With 110 instruments here, I work on speed rather than mixing some solution together to get the same results. 2-3 scrapes with the blade, and on to the next one. Paul <table width="100%"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td>From: </td><td>Rob McCall <<a href="mailto:rob@mccallpiano.com">rob@mccallpiano.com</a>> </td></tr><tr valign="top"> <td>To: </td><td><a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> </td></tr><tr valign="top"> <td>Date: </td><td>10/02/2011 02:39 PM </td></tr><tr valign="top"> <td>Subject: </td><td>Re: [pianotech] Cleaning keystick sides</td></tr></tbody></table> <hr noshade=""> I notice everyone seems to scrape the sides with some sharp implement.   Whenever I do a cleaning under the keys, I always give the keysticks a good cleaning.  The last time I did this the sides were pretty disgusting.  Since I already had a rag with a 6:1 water to white vinegar solution on it (which I use to clean the keytops), I tried it on the sides.  It took just a bit of back and forth rubbing and the junk was gone!  Very quick, and with little effort.  I don't know if it's quicker than scraping, but it worked quickly for me and I didn't have to break stride on the cleaning process. Regards, Rob McCall McCall Piano Service, LLC <a href="http://www.mccallpiano.com/">www.mccallpiano.com</a> Murrieta, CA 951-698-1875 On Oct 02, 2011, at 11:00 , Paul T Williams wrote: Scrape with a razor blade.  Gross to think about what it is, though! Paul <table width="100%"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td width="19%">From: </td><td width="80%">David Boyce <<a href="mailto:David@piano.plus.com">David@piano.plus.com</a>> </td></tr><tr valign="top"> <td>To: </td><td><a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> </td></tr><tr valign="top"> <td>Date: </td><td>10/02/2011 12:04 PM </td></tr><tr valign="top"> <td>Subject: </td><td>[pianotech] Cleaning keystick sides</td></tr></tbody></table> <hr noshade=""> What do folks prefer, for cleaning the sides of keysticks, when replacing key coverings, or  when key coverings are OK and you just want to clean the sides? Best, David. </blockquote></div> </div></body></html>