thank you arthur - perhaps "spit" is just a tad too cryptic. as i understand it, moisture of any sort is detrimental to wood IF it stays long enough to do any damage. if you simply dab a piece of cotton cloth on your tongue and then rub it gently over the stain, it should be enough to remove it. --- Arthur Ness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That suggestion usually shocks some people. But it > was > from Kenneth Bé, a conservator at the Cleveland > Museum > of Fine Arts. They actually use spit to clean the > grime > of centuries from paintings by the old masters. So > he > uses spit also to clean his lutes. But perhaps he > can > explain more. > > ==ajn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arthur Ness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Alan Barnosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:51 PM > Subject: [LUTE] Re: cleaning > > > > Spit! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alan Barnosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:15 PM > > Subject: [LUTE] cleaning > > > > > >>I am brand new to this list, if this question has > come > >> up before, I apoligize, but I don't know of a way > to > >> search old messages. > >> > >> I have a 8 course rennasiance lute - the > soundboard > >> is > >> only lightly finished. I've had it for about 2 > years > >> and where I have placed the pinky is really > dirty. > >> Anyone know how I should go about cleaning this? > >> Not exactly sure what the wood is. > >> > >> Thanks! > >> Alan > >> > >> > >> > >> > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > >> Want to start your own business? Learn how on > Yahoo! > >> Small Business > >> (http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com) > >> > >> > >> > >> To get on or off this list see list information > at > >> > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
