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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CLEANING</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>There is a tech in Seattle named Wm J. =
Smith who
demonstrated a good method of cleaning tuning pin area.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Spray foam rug cleaner all over the area. =
Then with
a stiff brush work around the area to loosen the dirt. Then place pads =
of gauze
and poke it down on top of the pins and with the same brush wiggle it =
around and
remove it. You may have to repeat, but it sure works.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dick RPT MT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" =
title=jonpage@mediaone.net>Jon Page</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 13, =
2000 3:22
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Clean up? </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>At 03:53 PM 12/13/2000 -0600, you =
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">Any tips on cleaning around the tuning =
pin
areas of a grand. It's slow<BR>going. I've tried a stiff brush and =
Naphtha.
Also 409 cleaner.. Keep<BR>coming back to cotton tips and scrubing =
with
Naphtha.. <BR>Piano is in my shop, so no customer smell concerns. =
<BR>Rich
</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Commercial degreaser available from a hardware store =
or
janitorial supply.<BR>Dilute to your desired strength.<BR><BR>White =
Scotch
Bright cut into bite-size pieces and secured onto forceps.<BR><BR>With =
the
degreaser in an open container; dunk the S-B and tap excess
off.<BR>Fastidiously scrub the area between the pins (have a =
comfortable
bench).<BR><BR>Clean an area or section.<BR><BR>Remove residue with a =
similar
sized piece of cloth and degreaser in the same<BR>manner, wipe dry =
with
another small, dry piece held in the forceps.<BR><BR>A good job for =
the 'new
guy'.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR></FONT><BR>
<DIV>Jon Page, piano technician</DIV>
<DIV>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</DIV>
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