Hi Mitch It depends what varnish is on there. I find that window cleaning fluid is great for most finishes but just try a bit inside the pegbox first to be sure. Good old soap and a warm damp cloth is good for all but French polished finishes. A lot of the grunge is caused by rosin powder accumulating which can be minimised by using " Kaplan Artcraft" rosin which doesn't powder . Cheers Neil On 9 Aug 2011, at 10:02, [email protected] wrote:
> Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy/topics > > getting dirt off the soundboard [5 Updates] > A small 3 string Hurdy Gurdy [3 Updates] > Topic: getting dirt off the soundboard > [email protected] Aug 08 05:55PM -0400 ^ > > Any suggestions on how to clean dirt off the gurdy soundboard? My gurdy has > had an especially dusty week and was already pretty grungy. > > Mitch Gordon > Guerneville, California, US > more... > Augusto de Ornellas Abreu <[email protected]> Aug 08 06:58PM -0300 ^ > > Wouldn't a soft brush (like those big ones that women use for makeup) work > for that? > > more... > [email protected] Aug 08 06:02PM -0400 ^ > > Some of the dirt is a bit impacted. Are there any wood-cleaning liquids > that can be used, or are these a bad idea? > > Mitch G. > > > > In a message dated 8/8/2011 2:59:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight more... > Jon Lucas <[email protected]> Aug 08 03:10PM -0700 ^ > > A light rub with a rag moistened with furniture polish, like the Old > English brand, should do the job. Added bonus: Your Gurdy will smell > like lemon oil! :) > > more... > Martin Lodahl <[email protected]> Aug 08 07:25PM -0700 ^ > > Being an old string player, I just use a violin-cleaning solution, like > "Fiddle Bright," and a soft cloth. > > - Martin > > > > -- > Martin Lodahl of Auburn, California > UNIX Pro, Musician, more... > Topic: A small 3 string Hurdy Gurdy > David <[email protected]> Aug 08 11:54AM -0700 ^ > > Hello, > A few years ago I had the idea of building a small but fully > functional Hurdy Gurdy. I was hoping to make a small travel > instrument that would easily fit in the overhead compartment of an more... > Judith Lindenau <[email protected]> Aug 08 03:00PM -0400 ^ > > I agree, David. I played it as well, and think it's a very good instrument! > > Judith > > Sent from my iPad > > more... > Augusto de Ornellas Abreu <[email protected]> Aug 08 04:01PM -0300 ^ > > most guitar-back (not luteback) HGs fit quite OK on overhead compartments in > most airlines with room to spare. > > Whether you can convince the ground crew to let you embark and show them it > more... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new > subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
