In a message dated 10/24/03 7:56:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> As Ken Be has pointed out a number of times, the solvent of choice among > museum conservators (at least for a first try) is saliva. Yes, this is actually true. As a paintings conservator, I can testify that I have "spit" cleaned many an old master pictures, and some modern ones including a Matisse this way. Any application of moisture of any type, though, should be applied sparingly to a wood surface such as a lute belly and can also mar some finishes. Always test in a microscopic area on the edge first! - Kenneth Be Cleveland, Ohio --
