Disklavier

I've had great success cleaning the polished finish of my piano using 
an ordinary microfiber cleaning cloth found at any hardware store and 
a tiny amount of water (a drop or two either on the cloth or smeared 
over the grease).  The microfiber pulls the grease, fingerprints, or 
anything else right off the finish and leaves absolutely no residue 
or film.  No chemicals, and it doesn't scratch either -- just dust 
the piano with the cloth gently before going back to clean the 
tougher stains with the water.

--Ron

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Robert Welcyng <rwelcyng@...> 
wrote:
>
> Bob,
> 
> I assume you have a black so-called ebony (actually polyester) 
finish. 
> The mit or cloth by itself is not likely to remove grease, but 
instead, 
> smear it. I'd first try a soft cloth like a diaper or an old T-
shirt 
> with Yamaha's liquid polish on it.  If that doesn't work, try some 
> Windex and a cloth.  If that still doesn't do it, call the dealer. 
In 
> the meantime, decontaminate your mit with a gentle washing with 
soap and 
> warm water.
> 
> To help keep the inside of the piano clean, close the lid when you 
are 
> not using the piano.  You can use a vacuum cleaner with a soft 
brush to 
> get at the accessible places.  Buy a length of 1/4" or 3/8" plastic 
> tubing.  Put a small dust cloth over the end of the tube and attach 
it 
> to the tube with a wooden plug in the tube opening.  Run the tube 
and 
> cloth between the sound board and strings.  My piano tech offered 
to 
> blast the interior and escapement of my piano using his air 
compressor. 
>  That might have worked. However, not wishing to send the drapes to 
the 
> cleaners, I declined.
> 
> rwberry99 wrote:
> 
> >Hi All,
> >
> >I've had my DC3A for a week now, and I just *love* this piano.
> >
> >I've noticed some "greasy" spots on the piano that I can't clean 
off
> >using the polishing cloth and mitt supplied with the piano (this is
> >large spot on the bottom of the lid -- regular
> >old fingerprints come off just fine.)
> >
> >I haven't checked with the dealer yet, but I was wondering if 
anyone
> >out there had suggestions for keeping the finish clean.
> >
> >I'm also wondering if you do anything special to the inside of the
> >piano as well.
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Bob
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