[CAUT] Cleaning old mold

[johnparham at piano88.com]

I have run into this situation as well.

Bleach, to my understanding, is the only way that I know of to kill
mold.  If you use a product that has bleach in it, won't it affect the
finish of the piano?

Isn't there another way to kill mold on piano parts without challenging
conventional wisdom about bleach and piano finishes?

-John Parham
Hickory, NC

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Cleaning old mold
> From: wimblees at aol.com
> Date: Sat, August 29, 2009 7:05 pm
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Ruth
> The "mold remover" products you buy at the hardware store contain bleach. I've had pretty good success using one of those products. I don't know if I would vacuum the mold. It will stick to the inside of the vacuum hose, and you'll wind up with the stuff all over your car, or where ever you store your vacuum cleaner. 
> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
> Piano Tuner/Technician
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ruth Van Dine <Ruth at VanDineDesign.com>
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Sent: Sat, Aug 29, 2009 11:18 am
> Subject: [CAUT] Cleaning old mold
> Hi,
> I need to clean old mold out of a 1940 ebony Steinway.  I’ve heard to just vacuum off the old mold, clean it with a mild detergent solution, rinse & dry.  Also noted that bleach is not the solution to use.
>  
> Is this about right??
>  
> Ruth
>  
> Ruth Van Dine, RPT
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