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<DIV>Roger,</DIV>
<DIV>I've been using a metal polish called Flitz. This actually was =
recommended to me by the people at Yamaha, as they indicated there would =
be no
adverse reaction with their finishes such as would be encountered when =
trying to
polish up that Yamaha decal on the fallboard. Cleaning the pedals with =
Flitz is
a snap, and since it is a paste there is no danger of dripping chemical =
all
over Mrs. Jones white rug. I've been polishing pedals as part =
of
vacuuming/cleaning service for years now and customers really appreciate =
that
little extra service.</DIV>
<DIV>Joseph Alkana RPT<BR><A
href="mailto:josephspiano@attbi.com">josephspiano@attbi.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=cedel@supernet.com href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com">Clyde =
Hollinger</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> Wednesday, December 05, =
2001 4:01
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Cleaning =
Brass</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Roger and list,<BR><BR>Now that my tuning time keeps =
getting
less, I keep looking at those tarnished<BR>pedals and thinking, =
"Wouldn't it
be a nice little freebee to clean them<BR>up?". I've wished for
something clean, fast, and easy.<BR><BR>Anyone already do this
routinely? What have you found to work best? Tarn =
X<BR>sounds like
it could be fast and easy, although it would have to be =
applied<BR>with a
brush and could be messy.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Clyde<BR><BR>jolly roger
wrote:<BR><BR>> To
=
All,<BR>> &=
nbsp;
Started to prepare for stringing a mouse infected Yamaha G2<BR>> =
today, the
old strings and agraffes were a mess. Saw an Ad on TV for
a<BR>> product called "Tarn X", availiable from Wall Mart, and =
other
leading<BR>> department stores. It's used to clean =
Silverware, just
dip it in, then<BR>> rinse in cold water, all tarnish =
removed.
Yeh right, I've seen those ads<BR>> before.<BR>><BR>> Well I =
thought
I would try it on these gross agraffes. Darn it works.<BR>> =
Soaked
for approx 2 mins, clean. Rubbed lightly with 4.0 steel wool, =
and<BR>> the
nicest clean up of agraffes to date.<BR>><BR>> OK we may be onto =
a good
thing here, lets try some of the hardware screws,<BR>> and =
hinges. I
had a very pleasant suprise. A fast and good clean up.<BR>> =
Same with
the brass casters.<BR>><BR>> Make be helpful to some of you that =
are
concerned with detailing.<BR>><BR>> Regards
Roger<BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>