Thanks Kevin (and Wim). I'm going to take all this feedback to the customer now, and see what happens. I'm betting another piano is where this will end..... Greg On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Fortenberry, Kevin < kevin.fortenberry at ttu.edu> wrote: > I agree with Wim. There are companies that deal with mold all the > time--and take all the furniture to a very controlled warehouse type > place--deal with the mold using chemicals, etc--and store everything > wrapped in plastic shrink wrap until the premises is ready for everything > to be moved back in--but I am pretty sure they would just go to a piano > technician (us) when it comes to the piano. I have been asked to help with > a couple of situations like this, and I believe the piano was sent off to > a re-builder in bad cases like this, and all the felts, etc. were > replaced. So, with this customer being really sensitive, I would just > think a new piano, (or a re-build possibly)would almost be a no-brainer. > My humble opinion, for what it's worth. > > Kevin Fortenberry, Texas Tech School of Music > > On 1/9/13 1:00 PM, "caut-request at ptg.org" <caut-request at ptg.org> wrote: > > >Send CAUT mailing list submissions to > > caut at ptg.org > > > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > caut-request at ptg.org > > > >You can reach the person managing the list at > > caut-owner at ptg.org > > > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > >than "Re: Contents of CAUT digest..." > > > > > >Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Mold mitigation (Gregory J. Granoff) > > 2. Re: Mold mitigation (tnrwim at aol.com) > > 3. Re: Mold mitigation (David Skolnik) > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >Message: 1 > >Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 09:26:34 -0800 > >From: "Gregory J. Granoff" <Gregory.Granoff at humboldt.edu> > >To: CAUT <caut at ptg.org> > >Subject: [CAUT] Mold mitigation > >Message-ID: > > <CA+CEQC+CAd3L2VLdh-0gjJXcDeK2HNkdyJ0= > SNKUBNUpyd384Q at mail.gmail.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > >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 > >-------------- next part -------------- > >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >URL: > >< > https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20130108/954fe07f/attachme > >nt-0001.htm> > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 2 > >Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 22:07:19 -0500 (EST) > >From: tnrwim at aol.com > >To: Gregory.Granoff at humboldt.edu, caut at ptg.org > >Subject: Re: [CAUT] Mold mitigation > >Message-ID: <8CFBC2D91E7383F-BA8-2C4FE at Webmail-m106.sysops.aol.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > > >If he is that allergic to mold, and there is some in the piano, perhaps > >it would be better for him to get another piano, instead of rebuilding > >the one he's got. > > > >Wim > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Gregory J. Granoff <Gregory.Granoff at humboldt.edu> > >To: CAUT <caut at ptg.org> > >Sent: Tue, Jan 8, 2013 3:59 pm > >Subject: [CAUT] Mold mitigation > > > > > >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 > > > > > >-------------- next part -------------- > >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >URL: > >< > https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20130108/91934973/attachme > >nt-0001.htm> > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 3 > >Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:08:08 -0500 > >From: David Skolnik <davidskolnik at optonline.net> > >To: Gregory.Granoff at humboldt.edu, caut at ptg.org > >Subject: Re: [CAUT] Mold mitigation > >Message-ID: <0MGD00MDC0HIW910 at mta1.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" > > > >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 > > > > > > > >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 > >> > >>No virus found in this message. > >>Checked by AVG - <http://www.avg.com>www.avg.com > >>Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2637/6016 - Release Date: 01/07/13 > > > >-------------- next part -------------- > >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >URL: > >< > https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20130109/9a557696/attachme > >nt-0001.htm> > > > >------------------------------ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >CAUT mailing list > >CAUT at ptg.org > >https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > >End of CAUT Digest, Vol 49, Issue 1 > >*********************************** > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20130110/654e0743/attachment.htm>
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