<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Thanks Laura.  That's actually what I think I'm most likely to go with.  Your memory serves just fine in this case, as they are indeed cotton impregnated with paraffin.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Cheers,</DIV> <DIV>Bert<BR><BR>--- On <B>Sat, 1/28/12, Laura Olsen <I><ajoyfulsound@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Laura Olsen <ajoyfulsound@gmail.com><BR>Subject: Re: [pianotech] piano dusters<BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Received: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 3:33 AM<BR><BR> <DIV id=yiv323461161> <DIV>There is something in stores called the California Car Duster that pickes up dust and didn't scratch the surface.  I've found them online: <A href="http://www.calcarduster.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.calcarduster.com/</A>   <DIV>I like to give them to customers when they've just purchased a really nice piano.  My brother uses them on his Porsche.  They have a handle.  They really work.</DIV> <DIV>I believe they are cotton fibers impregnated with paraffin....if memory serves (and it's serving less and less theses days!)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Laura Olsen, RPT</DIV> <DIV>A Joyful Sound, Inc.<BR> <DIV> <DIV>On Jan 27, 2012, at 2:46 PM, Albert Picknell wrote:</DIV><BR class=yiv323461161Apple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV>Thanks Joe, and everyone else, for your input on dusters.  I've always just used soft cotton cloths for wiping down pianos, but am wanting to get something with a handle just for dusting.  As I said earlier, I think I'll stick with something made with cotton fibers.<BR><BR>Have a good weekend,<BR>Bert<BR><BR>--- On Thu, 1/26/12, Joseph Garrett <<A href="http://ca.mc1623.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=joegarrett@earthlink.net" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>> wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Bert,<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">I've seen two instances where microfiber rags were used and<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">they left<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">"swirls". I'd suggest forgetting any synthetic material.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Soft, well washed<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">cotton is really the recommended material by most<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">refinishers, etc. It's<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">what I use and recommend to clients with no reprocussions,<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">so far.<G><BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Captain of the Tool Police<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Squares R I<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table>