Hi Bill, Kenneth claims enzymes break down the built-up dirt. He also says the mouth should be clean.
ajn ----- Original Message ----- From: "bill kilpatrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:38 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: cleaning > thank you arthur - perhaps "spit" is just a tad too > cryptic. > > as i understand it, moisture of any sort is > detrimental to wood IF it stays long enough to do any > damage. if you simply dab a piece of cotton cloth on > your tongue and then rub it gently over the stain, it > should be enough to remove it. > > --- Arthur Ness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> That suggestion usually shocks some people. But it >> was >> from Kenneth Bé, a conservator at the Cleveland >> Museum >> of Fine Arts. They actually use spit to clean the >> grime >> of centuries from paintings by the old masters. So >> he >> uses spit also to clean his lutes. But perhaps he >> can >> explain more. >> >> ==ajn >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Arthur Ness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Alan Barnosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:51 PM >> Subject: [LUTE] Re: cleaning >> >> >> > Spit! >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Alan Barnosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:15 PM >> > Subject: [LUTE] cleaning >> > >> > >> >>I am brand new to this list, if this question has >> come >> >> up before, I apoligize, but I don't know of a way >> to >> >> search old messages. >> >> >> >> I have a 8 course rennasiance lute - the >> soundboard >> >> is >> >> only lightly finished. I've had it for about 2 >> years >> >> and where I have placed the pinky is really >> dirty. >> >> Anyone know how I should go about cleaning this? >> >> Not exactly sure what the wood is. >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> Alan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> >> Want to start your own business? Learn how on >> Yahoo! >> >> Small Business >> >> (http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information >> at >> >> >> > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
