[pianotech] Grey Market Mould

[Albert Picknell]

Thanks for mentioning the Pad Treatment, Roger (sorry I forgot to do so in my original post).  It is present, and has been since installation; I'm a firm believer in its benefits.

By the way, our local climate is a very dry one (forgot to mention that too).

Bert


--- On Tue, 7/6/10, Roger Wheelock <roger at dampp-chaser.com> wrote:

> From: Roger Wheelock <roger at dampp-chaser.com>
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Grey Market Mould
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Cc: "Randy Kaufman" <randy at dampp-chaser.com>, kelly at dampp-chaser.com
> Received: Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 2:43 PM
> Hello Bert,
> 
> The purple colored blotches are simply the dye in the pads
> becoming concentrated by water continually being wicked
> through the pads.  I am not familiar with another case
> of a musty smell.  Pad Treatment is designed to
> suppress mold and mildew on the pads, but isn't meant to
> treat the entire piano.
> 
> I will be traveling for the next few days.  If we can
> be of further assistance, please call Kelly or Randy at
> 800-438-1524.  I believe this number works in
> Canada.  If not, you can email them.
> 
> kelly at dampp-chaser.com
> or randy at dampp-chaser.com
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Roger
> 
> Roger Wheelock, VP
> Dampp-Chaser Corp.
> ISO 9001:2008 Certified
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert Picknell" <pnrfqsnrk at yahoo.ca>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 10:20 AM
> Subject: [pianotech] Grey Market Mould
> 
> 
> > Hello List
> > 
> > I have a client with a grey-market Yamaha U1H.  I
> installed a Dampp-chaser a couple of months ago, and now the
> client is noticing a musty/mouldy smell that seems to be
> coming from the piano.  Also, when I went to tune the
> piano a month or so after installing the Dampp-chaser, I
> noticed some purple-coloured blotches on the humidifier
> pads.
> > 
> > What I suspect has happened is that the
> re-introduction of moisture into the piano has re-awakened
> dormant mould spores that have been there since the piano
> was brought over from Asia.  My first inclination is to
> remove the Dampp-chaser, but I'm wondering whether any of
> you have dealt with a situation like this before, and have
> found any other effective solutions.
> > 
> > By the way, the client has another piano (non-grey
> market) in the same apartment, also with a Dampp-chaser in
> it, that has no problem.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Bert
> > 
> > 
> > 
>