Can something be used to blast out "dogstink" from a Knabe reproducer ???????

[Thomas Cole]

Gordon,

I've tried some stuff recently that seems to work well. Worth a try. 
Most of the products I've tried are bogus.

http://www.scoe10x.com/scripts/default.asp

Let us know how it works out.
Tom Cole

gordon stelter wrote:

>   I just got a 1927 Knabe Ampico reproducing upright
>piano from an estate. Much restoration was done to it 
>( not too badly ) and it was in pretty nice shape when
>I saw it, 10 years ago.
>     Unfortunately, as is extremely often the case,
>once she passed away her home was rented to uncouth,
>inconsiderate slobs who let their dogs pee in the room
>with it. So now it stinks, a bit. ( Too much for me,
>as I have a  very sensitive nose. ) 
>     I cleaned the case pieces with a quick scrubbing
>with SuperClean on terry cloth,  followed by a  blast
>from the water hose and a very quick dry-off with
>paper towels, and leaning the pieces in the sun.  That
>VERY effectively removed the slimy cooking oil, dust,
>cigarette tar and  dog stink "goo" from these parts 
>( They don't smell at all to me, any more ) but I'm
>wondering about the insides ???  Is there something I
>could load my spray gun with, and "wash down" the
>interior; removing, at least, some of the
>contamination ( and killing the germs ) without
>damaging the soundboard, shellac, pinblock, etc..? I
>wouldn't mind letting "it" (whatever it was )
>evaporate for a  week or two, in my shed, if need be. 
>   It's an excellent piano(for sale, by the way,
>cheap) and a shame it was treated so callously, once
>the owner passed! ( I see this a lot around here:
>college town. )
>
>     Peace,
>     G
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