<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-= 1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1226" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Use the Spurlock cleaning tools.  T= here are three of them of various lengths and they can be maneuvered to nearly eve= r part of the soundboard--even the high treble.  Each tool has a blade on i= t that is covered with felt. I use a vacuum to pick up the lint off the blades.  They are very good.  If that doesn't clean it complete= ly, i.e. if there is dirt that has nearly sealed to the board, then try the soundboard steel/cloth/water-vinegar mixture.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joy!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elwood</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT<BR>Piano Technician/Technical Director<BR>Depa= rtment of Music<BR>106 Fine Arts Building<BR>University of Tennessee at Martin<BR>Martin, TN  38238<BR>731-587-1152</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-= LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>F= rom:</B> <A title=tunericks@yahoo.com href="mailto:tunericks@yahoo.com">Rick= Bazemore</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 21, 2004 7:10= AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Soundboard Cleaning</DI= V> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>On this subject Reblitz recommends using the soundboard steel with= a cloth moistened with the water/vinegar solution.  My question is w= ouldn't the moisture in the cloth coming in contact with the strings cause them= to rust?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am scheduled to do this procedure Wednesday and would appreciate= your responses.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rick Bazemore</DIV> <P> <HR SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<BR><A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/100/*http://promotions.= yahoo.com/new_mail/static/efficiency.html">New and Improved Yahoo! Mail</A> - 100MB free storage!</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY><= /HTML>