[CAUT] Mold mitigation

[Gregory J. Granoff]

David,
I'm not sure what the story is on discovery there, but his wife is a long
time professional allergist, and they have come quite a distance already in
getting rid of all furniture and permeable surfaces in the house
(carpeting, etc.), cleaning, painting, etc., with no turning back.  I'm not
going to say anything about finding what you tend to look for, if you know
what I mean; but he did develop some pretty unpleasant symptoms when he's
in his house--difficulty regulating body temp, feelings of mild atrophy in
extremities, and mental cloudiness, among others, according to him.
The question really is now:  what do with the piano.  He's aware--assuming
that all this other stuff is correct-- that the piano might need to be
replaced entirely, so it isn't a question of that being do-able if
necessary.
He just wants to know if that route is the only choice, and if it isn't,
what are the realistic options for the existing piano?
Thanks,
Greg


On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 5:08 AM, David Skolnik <davidskolnik at optonline.net>wrote:

>  Greg -
> How was the original mold assessment made?  How is the rest of his house
> being treated?  Did a reliable expert locate the primary source, and reason
> for its presence?
>
> David Skolnik
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> At 12:26 PM 1/8/2013, you wrote:
>
> Hello list,
> I'm looking for info regarding a customer who has been diagnosed with a
> serious allergy to poisonous mold spores that have apparently infected his
> house.  He asked me whether there was any way to treat permeable surfaces
> such as felt, unfinished wood, etc. in pianos for the spores which can
> lodge there that didn't involve replacing everything.  I have no experience
> with this issue at all.  Anybody know?
>
> Thanks so much in advance for any advice and knowledge!
>
> Greg Granoff
> Humboldt State University
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