Re: [Harp-L] New harp coverplate cleaner

["G. E. Popenoe" <gpopenoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Since gin is pretty much flavored vodka, you might try that.

I like Listerine. (Really, it works)

On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 11:02 AM, David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I've been using rubbing alcohol to clean off dirty coverplates for years,
> but I've found something better. In the past (like yesterday)  I'd get some
> rubbing alcohol on a cloth or whatever and wipe the coverplates to get them
> really clean. Rubbing alcohol can leave a film, so you have to wipe it off
> really well.
>
> I needed to clean a harp today, couldn't find the rubbing alcohol, so I
> tried something else. My new secret harp coverplate cleaner? Gin, the same
> stuff that made W.C. Field's nose red. Works a lot better than rubbing
> alcohol. I've not noticed it leaving any juniper scent from the gin. I might
> start using moonshine, it'd probably work even better.
>
> Dave
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