John, I'll take it outside, wear a mask, vac it or blow it, whichever works, then if any remains, wipe it with thinner or Naptha. I think blowing it at high pressure will do most if not all of it. I will be careful. If you don't hear back from me, you'll know I wasn't. LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES New Orleans Chapter Mandeville, LA. _______________________________ II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II ------------------------------------------------------- lafargue@iamerica.net ---------- > From: John R Fortiner <pianoserv440@juno.com> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Green chalk on Steinway keyframe > Date: Friday, February 12, 1999 9:05 AM > > Lance: Is there any chance of your using a "wet" pickup of that stuff. > I am not referring to water, but rather to a solvent such as naptha that > will NOT do anything to the wood. I would be really cautious about > vacuuming it up as I haven't seen a vac bag or filter that stops > everything - as when things get small enough they will go through. The > same goes for blowing this stuff - IF it is toxic the last thing you want > to do is make it airborn. > AND - before going to any extreme measures, it might be prudent to > carefully scrape a small amount of it into a plastic bag and take the > stuff to someone that analize it to determine if it is a poison or not. > Just some thoughts based on my handling mouse-ridden pianos that may have > been carriers of hanta-virus. > > John R. Fortiner > > On Fri, 12 Feb 1999 07:04:51 -0600 "Lance Lafargue" > <lafargue@iamerica.net> writes: > >I think I may take it outdoors, wear a mask, and vacuum it or blow it. > > > >Thanks to all. > > > >LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT > >LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES > >New Orleans Chapter > >Mandeville, LA. > >_______________________________ > >II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II > >------------------------------------------------------- > >lafargue@iamerica.net > > > >---------- > >> From: Phil Bondi <tito@PhilBondi.com> > >> To: pianotech@ptg.org > >> Subject: Re: Green chalk on Steinway keyframe > >> Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 7:01 PM > >> > >> > >> > >> Lance Lafargue wrote: > >> > >> > I am working on a 1913 model O Steinway with_lots_of bright green > >> > chalk-like > >> > powder on the keyframe and I was reviewing a post Dick Powell > >made > >months > >> > ago about it possibly being arsenic. > >> > >> If it's what I think it is, this powder is/was used to keep away > >> rodents..Vacuum and discard. > >> > >> > Would it help grow my hair back? > >> > >> try it and get back to me! > >> > >> Rookie > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
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