[pianotech] ozone machines

[Ryan Sowers]

Thanks for all the great responses!

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Marcel Carey <mcpianos at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Ryan, a few years ago there was a fire at a college involving about 20
> pianos. A few that were too close to the flames and steam were discarded and
> about 15 were treated. I had extensive talk with Dave Shwartz (Sorry for the
> spelling ?) and I then decided to hire a local guy to come over and do the
> fumigation. We tented the pianos with plastic and we washed the cabinets
> with diluted "unsmoke" product. This is to neutralize the carbon particules.
> I then removed the actions from the pianos and we fumigated them with the
> same "unsmoke" stuff. It has been over 10 years ago and the pianos are not
> smelling like they were ever around smoke. I would recommand this route
> anytime.
>
> Marcel Carey, RPT
>
> Sherbrooke, QC
>
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> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:15:16 -0800
> From: tunerryan at gmail.com
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: [pianotech] ozone machines
>
>
> The topic about getting smoke smell out of pianos got me interested in
> perhaps buying an ozone machine. They vary in price a lot. I'm wondering if
> anyone has any experience with these devices. I understand they are not good
> to have running where people are, but I'm thinking it would be nice to be
> able to put one inside a piano and then wrap it up. Any ideas?
>
> --
> Ryan Sowers, RPT
> Puget Sound Chapter
> Olympia, WA
> www.pianova.net
>
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Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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