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Cleaning keybed

David Boyce
David Boyce

To clean under the keys of a piano, a technician must first carefully disassemble the piano to remove the keys. With the keys removed, the technician uses a vacuum and brush to remove dust, fur, skin flakes, and other debris that has accumulated underneath the keys, often over decades. Once the keybed is thoroughly cleaned and any damaged felt parts examined, the piano is reassembled so it can be enjoyed cleaner than it has been for years.

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The Piano Owner's Heads-Up Guide to Important Piano Maintenance Focus On: Cleaning Under the Keys Removing the Keys Removing the Debris To remove the layer of dust and filth which has sifted down in between the keys over the years, the piano must first be care- fully disassembled by the technician to the point at which the keys may be safely re- moved and put temporarily aside. With the keys out of the way, a vac- Information provided courtesy of: uum and brush are employed to remove un- David Boyce, BA wanted material, while leaving important Piano Technician felts in place. Tel: 07714 959806 One of the most unsanitary places in your home may be right beneath your fin- gertips, lurking below the keys of your pi- ano. As shown in the above photo, a dis- gusting mixture of dust, cat fur, dried flakes of skin, old toothpicks, etc., accumulates un- derneath the keys of the typical piano, some- times for decades at a time, until a piano technician takes note and recommends that the instrument be given a professional clean- ing. When this debris is allowed to remain Once the keybed of the piano has been in a piano, it not only "gums up the works," thoroughly cleaned, and felt parts have been but it poses a health threat, in that every time examined for signs of insect or mouse dam- a note is played, the resulting air movement age or excessive wear and tear, the piano swirls dust mites and particles into the air may be reassembled so that it may be en- surrounding the pianist. For anyone with al- joyed with the knowledge that it is cleaner lergies, this constant exposure to contami- inside than it has been for years. nates can make playing a dirty piano an un- pleasant and unhealthy experience. David Boyce, BA Piano Technician Tel: 07714 959806

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Cleaning keybed

  • 1. The Piano Owner's Heads-Up Guide to Important Piano Maintenance Focus On: Cleaning Under the Keys Removing the Keys Removing the Debris To remove the layer of dust and filth which has sifted down in between the keys over the years, the piano must first be care- fully disassembled by the technician to the point at which the keys may be safely re- moved and put temporarily aside. With the keys out of the way, a vac- Information provided courtesy of: uum and brush are employed to remove un- David Boyce, BA wanted material, while leaving important Piano Technician felts in place. Tel: 07714 959806 One of the most unsanitary places in your home may be right beneath your fin- gertips, lurking below the keys of your pi- ano. As shown in the above photo, a dis- gusting mixture of dust, cat fur, dried flakes of skin, old toothpicks, etc., accumulates un- derneath the keys of the typical piano, some- times for decades at a time, until a piano technician takes note and recommends that the instrument be given a professional clean- ing. When this debris is allowed to remain Once the keybed of the piano has been in a piano, it not only "gums up the works," thoroughly cleaned, and felt parts have been but it poses a health threat, in that every time examined for signs of insect or mouse dam- a note is played, the resulting air movement age or excessive wear and tear, the piano swirls dust mites and particles into the air may be reassembled so that it may be en- surrounding the pianist. For anyone with al- joyed with the knowledge that it is cleaner lergies, this constant exposure to contami- inside than it has been for years. nates can make playing a dirty piano an un- pleasant and unhealthy experience. David Boyce, BA Piano Technician Tel: 07714 959806