Received: from [89.122.152.168] by web52404.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 13 May 2007 08:41:27 PDT Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 08:41:27 -0700 (PDT) From: hera caius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LUTE] Novice question - cleaning a soundboard. To: John Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-588351880-1179070887=:56241" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Length: 1050
--0-588351880-1179070887=:56241 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I think the best solution is to take a small piece of cloth and some turpentine (it is used for dilute oil colours - I think you can find it in a painting shop), or you can make an combination of turpentine and white wax mixed together at small fire in a recipient. John Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi - this is SO basic that I'm ashamed to be asking... but here goes. My little student lute has an unvarnished spruce soundboard. I wash my hands before playing, but because spruce is so light in colour and there's no varnish to repel smudges, I can already see that it might eventually end up looking pretty grubby. Am I right in thinking that taking a damp cloth to the thin unvarnished wood would not be a good idea? Failing that, is there any recommended cleaning method, or should I just come to regard some smudges as part of the instrument's 'character'? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --------------------------------- Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. --0-588351880-1179070887=:56241 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I think the best solution is to take a small piece of cloth and some turpentine (it is used for dilute oil colours - I think you can find it in a painting shop), or you can make an combination of turpentine and white wax mixed together at small fire in a recipient.<BR><BR><B><I>John Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hi - this is SO basic that I'm ashamed to be asking... but here goes.<BR><BR>My little student lute has an unvarnished spruce soundboard. I wash my<BR>hands before playing, but because spruce is so light in colour and<BR>there's no varnish to repel smudges, I can already see that it might<BR>eventually end up looking pretty grubby.<BR><BR>Am I right in thinking that taking a damp cloth to the thin unvarnished<BR>wood would not be a good idea? Failing that, is there any recommended<BR>cleaning method, or should I just come to regard some smudges as part of<BR>the instrument's 'character'?<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>To get on or off this list see list information at<BR>http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p>  <hr size=1> <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49678/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL";> Get your own web address.</a><br> Have a HUGE year through <a href=" http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49678/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL";>Yahoo! Small Business.</a> --0-588351880-1179070887=:56241-- --
