Keyboard cleaning.

It depends on whether it is ivory or resin. Ivory should be cleaned with a slightly damp cloth, without products or especially alcohol. If necessary, hydrogen peroxide. A wipe of polish and polishing with a cloth is fine.

Synthetics can be degreased with a damp cotton swab and a drop of liquid soap. Naturally, rinse and dry well. Alcohol is never okay!!!

Thanks Paolo. Mine I think is synthetic... bakelite no? U 3 Yamaha.

Yes.

Approximately how often do you clean your piano keyboard?

I have noticed that no matter how much care one takes (personally, I always wash my hands before starting), the keyboard gets dirty quickly. I don't know if it is the same for uprights and grand pianos, but on digital pianos, especially on the black keys, the grip decreases.

Thank you

It depends on the acidity of our sweat. There are those who have to clean the keyboard very often, even while washing their hands.

I remember not to use alcohol on ivory... but even on synthetic, a system of water and a drop of liquid soap is preferable.

If there are scratches, one must intervene with a cloth disc and polish

Well... I see some small scratches on some keys. But since the coating is plastic (I assume), I don't think it's necessary to intervene.

Returning to the subject of cleaning, I was wondering if using wet wipes (like fresh & clean) would be a valid alternative for cleaning fingers before starting to play (instead of washing hands with soap and water).

It would be convenient to have a pack ready on the piano before use. Thank you

I mean that these wipes contain alcohol. And the doubt is that such a substance would end up coming into contact with the fingers on the keyboard... damaging it.

It seems a bit forced as reasoning to me, though. I think such small wipes can be used

but they can certainly be used. The important thing is that, on the fingers, they do not create a film that prevents the fingers from having the right grip: neither too much, nor too little. Besides, why choose ivory? Ivory, no matter how much it is polished, remains slightly porous, natural. The contact with our fingers is pleasant; it feels as if you are not in contact with "a foreign material" but rather with something that belongs to us. This creates a special "encounter" with the pianist's fingers. Switching to a keyboard covered in plastic material is traumatic. Some manufacturers have created a material similar to ivory, though it is not ivory. It is very expensive, but satisfying. For example, pianists who sweat heavily find themselves in difficulty on PVC, galalite, or resin keyboards, which appear shiny and totally waterproof.