[HAM] cleaning question

[Doug Irvine]

My goodness, Paul! How do ya do that? Hold the 31A UP to your kisser? OR 
get down on your knees to shave? Just had to interject a little humor 
into this cleaning bit!  I caught it from Scott! Now for the serious 
bit!  In all my years of cleaning and refinishing Hammond organs and 
Leslies, prior to re-selling them, I invariably ran into the same 
problem after the previous owners had used a polish containing silicone, 
as do most of the Johnston products. The silicone made the task of 
refinishing, whether just a portion, if a chunk of wood had come out or 
big scratch, or whether I would have to re-finish the whole cabinet. NOT 
a nice job. But if one has the time, sometimes the only salvation for 
the instrument. In one of the Mohawk finishing product books I had, 
there was a section on what to do about getting rid of silicone fish eye 
problems which occur when attempting to re-finish over a silicone waxed 
wood surface. I often wished that they had a product that made the job 
easier, and now I understand that they do.  I would seriously recommend 
Mohawk Products for any repair or refinish required.  Just an old guy's 
2 cents on this problem....Cheers, Doug in BC still tinkering with his 
organ at 81