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<\/a><\/p>\nFirst, we try to get everything that will come off with a vacuum.<\/p>\n While the vacuum gets up some of the loose dirt and dust, much of it is stuck to the surfaces – so the next step is to grab a few brushes of various sizes and start scrubbing the dust off.<\/p>\n Now vacuum all that loose dirt up, and then on to the bath.<\/p>\n A container of water with just a touch of mild soap, a well wrung out rag, and everything gets wiped down – with much rinsing and wringing. This should remove much of the water soluble dirt.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We then\u00a0use a little paint thinner (odorless) and some fine steel wool to quickly go over the piano again. This will remove oil soluble dirt.<\/p>\n Wrap it up with another going over with a wash down with water and just a touch of Murphy’s Oil Soap\u00ae – follow that up with another quick vacuum and DONE.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The inside of the piano looks a good bit better than it did.<\/p>\n Before:<\/strong><\/p>\n After:<\/strong><\/p>\n Now we can start making it dirty again with our work – but at least it is new dirt. Bridge pins, hitch pins, etc., will all need polishing (but the results are quite easy to vacuum up).<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n