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From: felix-at-home@...
To: hammond_zone@...
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: [hammond_zone] [hammond groups]sticky keys


Everyone,

The reason that Jeff could use the solvents that he did on his A100 is
that all the Hammonds with waterfall (straight down front edge, like
piano keys) is because they were made of Melamine (remember Melmac
Dinnerware? you couldn't break it, so they said). Melamine is such a
hard plastic that no solvent can harm it. DON'T TRY JUST ANY SOLVENTS on
any of the other types of keys, you just may melt them and in some cases,
there is the possibility of causing a chemical reaction between the metal
plating on the attaching screws and the plastic and it will crack the key
cap attaching bosses so that the key may fall off and be worthless.

The only thing that I ever used to clean the tops of any organ or piano
keys as I serviced them was the type of alcohol that you buy at a paint
store to cut shellac, it's the only safe solvent around the plastics used
in organs. Do be careful to use a very soft cloth only dampened with the
alcohol, and work along the length of the key. DO NOT GET IT ON THE
FINISH!!!.... it will soften the finish on the cabinet and a spill would
dissolve it.

Lyle,
Hammond Master Tech

PS WD40 has been used by some people for several organ problems and it
is baaaaadddd for anything other than what would be required of a
"general short lived lubricant". I have made much money restoring
Hammonds that others have used WD40 on, it had rendered everyone of those
newer Hammonds completely useless. Now, I have to ask you, "If you
really love you Hammond (or other brand), would you knowingly do
something to render it useless??????


On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 09:12:21 EST jlc7184@... writes:
> To everyone,
>
> When i picked up my a100 last week i didn't anticipate haveing to
> remove the
> decals that were stuck to the preset keys.But on closer inspection i
> saw that
> the glue in some areas was goopy while in others it was as hard as a
> rock.
>
> I decided to remove them and start with a fresh set.Well it wasn't
> as easy as
> i thought.I tried wd-40 with some success but it woudn't touch the
> hardened
> glue.Worked great on the soft stuff.I tried just about everything i
> had in my
> garage that i THOUGHT might work.But found nothing.So a trip to the
> store was
> in order.I went to Lowes home improvement and found a product
> called"OOPS".It's a general purpose remover and cleaner.Guys this
> stuff works
> GREAT.It took ALL the hard crunchy stuff off as well as the gummy
> stuff.After
> all the adhesives were removed i took automotive polishing compound
> and
> worked it into each key.This brought back much of the lustre.Then i
> went over
> the keys with auto grade carnuba wax.Just be carefull don't get to
> much on
> the keys you don't want it going down in between the keys.I just
> can't say
> enough about this.Can you tell i'm pleased with the outcome.
>
> I know there have been a few out in the zone who were having
> troubles getting
> this stuff off your keys give"OOPS" a try.
>
> The product has a website it's: www.rhodesamerican.com DIY
> products
> division Rhodes American
>
>
> Hope this is of some use........jeff
>
>
>
>
>
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