<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>from a neat freak</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To all the neat freaks I've known before----</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's a "grabber" I use to = clean  soundboard.  If it's metal use shrink tubing over it so it doesn't = scratch. Grab a rag (microfiber shown) moistened maybe and push around.  Use = a popsicle stick or tongue depressor and push into the corners or to scrub = stubborn spots</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jonpage@comcast.net href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net">Jon = Page</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> Tuesday, July 26, 2005 = 8:39 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> from a neat = freak</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-4>>...that blowing = with a decent compressor would indeed get most of the dust off the board, >unless = there had been a spill and it was some sort of gooey spot. As long as it = were a >powerful enough compressor, that is.</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-4></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-4>Dust clings to the = surface. More accumulated dust sits upon this coating. You can blast = the</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-4>blanket of decades = of accumulation off the surface but the hazy coating remains.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-4><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-4>Blowing the dirt = around is not cleaning, just reducing the amount of soil.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-4><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-4>Your efforts would = be better spent pushing a rag around than with the wholesale debris evacuation method. = Lately I've been wiping down damper heads, plate struts</FONT> and = plate</DIV> <DIV>expanses for customers to keep ahead of the onslaught, saving = board cleaning for more intensive</DIV> <DIV>endeavors.</DIV><X-SIGSEP><PRE>-- </PRE></X-SIGSEP> <DIV><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>