Slippery keys

[ilikepie]

I find practicing with my piano hard, since the keys are a bit slippery, and I can't seem to get a firm grip(esp. with left hand's pinky on black keys). I really find it irritating, and when I clean my keys with just water and cloth, it's good for about 5 minutes before it gets really slippery(I may be over exaggerating, but it's really annoying). Is this normal? My piano I think has plastic keys, not ivory. Anyone who can tell me more on this? I'd appreciate it.

[allthumbs]

The search turned up a few posts on this subject. Have a look here.

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[mycrabface]

I find practicing with my piano hard, since the keys are a bit slippery, and I can't seem to get a firm grip(esp. with left hand's pinky on black keys). I really find it irritating, and when I clean my keys with just water and cloth, it's good for about 5 minutes before it gets really slippery(I may be over exaggerating, but it's really annoying). Is this normal? My piano I think has plastic keys, not ivory. Anyone who can tell me more on this? I'd appreciate it.

lol I don't even clean my keys with water. I use something called a dry, soft, cloth. Do you have sweaty hands? Maybe that's why after 5 mins it gets slippery. Do you have steady hands? Maybe that's why..... Ok maybe not...

[counterpoint]

It would be interesting for me, how you press the keys.
Do you expect the touching point of your finger on the key to be fixed?

I'm playing with gliding fingers - while pressing a key, the position of the finger
will change continuously. So slippery keys are exactly what I need to play. 

[mycrabface]

It would be interesting for me, how you press the keys.
Do you expect the touching point of your finger on the key to be fixed?

I'm playing with gliding fingers - while pressing a key, the position of the finger
will change continuously. So slippery keys are exactly what I need to play. 

Still, you need friction.

[ilikepie]

The search turned up a few posts on this subject. Have a look here.

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?action=search2

Ah, there were quite a few posts. Sorry, did not think of searching, I left the house in a hurry after I posted that. I won't forget to search nex time