Soundboard Damage above humidifier

[Jon Page]

At 10:12 AM 6/23/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi-
>
>Unfortunately I've had my first bad experience with a Humidifier control
>sytem [out of hundreds]. Unfortunately it is in a rather valuable [fully
>restored] grand. Above one corner of the humidifier, water condensed on
>the sound boardf and rib, whitening the shellac and causing a large
>crack in the board above it. 
>
>Rob Loomis

To remove water stains , lightly rub area with a cloth dampened with
denatured alcohol.  Work fast and lightly. Sometimes after applying
alcohol just wave the cloth over the surface. Each stain is a bit different
and requires adjustment to technique.

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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