Can I use rubbing alcohol on piano keys?

Take a small drop of antibacterial soap on the corner of a damp cotton cloth and wipe down the keys. Don't use too much soap or you will be dealing with sticky keys. Some clients have asked if they could use rubbing alcohol. However, alcohol will melt all lacquer piano finishes.

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Cleaning your Piano Keys:

There are 88 piano keys on a standard grand piano. Each one of those keys are covered by a piece of plastic or ivory called a keytop. Although some notes may get more of a workout than others, they all can use a good cleaning now and than. But what is the best way to remove the dirt, grime, and oil that can accumulate?

The first thing you will need to do is determine what material your piano keys are made out of. Due to the ban on the use of newly harvested ivory, the vast majority of pianos played and manufactured today have some type of plastic or high quality simulated ivory keytop. Although the feel of ivory is not always fully duplicated, they are usually more durable, easier to clean and more environmentally friendly.

Cleaning Plastic/Synthetic Keytops

If your keytops are made of plastic, use a clean white or colorfast cloth with a bit of mild soap or key cleaner to remove the grime. After applying the cleaning solution to the cloth itself, wipe the keys down with a back to front motion, not side to side. Clean a few keys at a time and then dry with another cloth. Be careful not to use a non-colorfast cloth as the color could bleed onto the keys. Be sure to also take care to not get the cleaning solution on the wooden piano keys themselves. The wood can absorb the moisture, causing swelling or separation.

Cleaning Ivory Keytops

If your keytops are made out of ivory be careful to make sure your damp cloth is wrung out well. Excessive moisture can penetrate the porous ivory material and loosen the glued surface, causing the keytop and the wooden piano key to separate. Again, be careful not to use a colored cloth as it can transfer unwanted stains to the material. Clean the sharps in the same way as described above, but use a separate cloth for this step if you have painted sharps. The last thing you want is to transfer the black stain onto your beautiful (and now clean) white keys. Killing germs and viruses is key if you want to make it through cold/flu season. Take a small drop of antibacterial soap on the corner of a damp cotton cloth and wipe down the keys. Don’t use too much soap or you will be dealing with sticky keys. Some clients have asked if they could use rubbing alcohol. However, alcohol will melt all lacquer piano finishes. We recommend avoiding the use of rubbing or cleaning alcohol if at all possible.

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Can you replace keys on a piano keyboard?

If you are not happy with how your piano keys look, there is a solution. The old keytops can be removed and replaced with new, durable keytops that are sure to improve the appearance of your piano.

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This post was originally published on 9/21/2015.

Do your piano keys look like the ones in the photos above? Hopefully not. If you are not happy with how your piano keys look, there is a solution. The old keytops can be removed and replaced with new, durable keytops that are sure to improve the appearance of your piano. The images in this article are from an old spinet with plastic keytops that had cracked and broken and were stained. It is also very common to replace old warped, discolored, or missing ivory keytops with a new set of plastic. I would not normally recommend replacing keytops on an old spinet as the monetary value of the piano does not usually justify the expense of the replacement. However, there are circumstances, such as this one, where the piano has sentimental value and it also perfectly matches the decor of the home that it is in. When old keytops are replaced, the wood stick to which they are adhered must be milled down to accommodate the new keytops which are thicker than the old ones.

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