How to clean alpha

I’ve just moved my Alpha into a better lit area, and realised it needed to be cleaned a little :slight_smile:

after wiping, Ive noticed a few black marks on the plated areas (esp breathpipe) (I guess oxidisation?)
can you use anything on the ‘plated’ areas? some kind of polish?

( I read the eigenharp wiki, but that say just wipe it - no mention of any polish or similar)

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Yeah, can’t say how safe would it be to used some kind of “product”; I myself never used anything (besides a cloth to take some dust off)
I also have some greyish areas as you mention, breathpipe and curiously around the keys that don’t get that much use :crazy_face:

It gives the Alpha some character… ageing looks.

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A (very slightly) moist cloth should be fine. I suspect a small amount of silver polish might be ok on the breathpipe, but I’d not use it anywhere near the keys.

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My Alpha doesn’t look too good. The breath pipe is fine, but the metal on the unit itself has clearly corroded quite a lot. I think I will have to try to fix it soon.

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I went to a silver jewellery specialist store and they recommended a silver polishing cloth. The cloth is dry, so I don’t think it is risky to use. So far I have just tested for a couple of minutes on top of the Alpha, but it seems to work well.

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