ozonation

[Brian Trout]

I don't know of anything you can do to keep rust to a minimum except by
keeping moisture to a minimum.  If it was very humid in that trailer,
perhaps an environment that would be dry?  Damp chasers? A dehumidifier or
two in the room?  Some depends on the weather where you are.  If it's
already very humid, it'll be more of a battle.

Good luck John.

Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: John M. Formsma <jformsma@dixie-net.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 10:21 PM
Subject: RE: ozonation


>Brian & Kent,
>
>Thanks for the input.  I was not asked about putting the piano in the
>trailer.  Even if I had been asked, I could not have given an good answer
>because I had not heard of the process.  Now I have learned something
><grin>.
>
>I'll keep an eye on the metals in the piano to see if any corrosion
>develops.  It was quite humid in the trailer, so I'm betting that there
will
>be some rust.  Can anything be done now to inhibit rust formation?
>
>John Formsma
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
>Of Brian Trout
>Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 7:25 PM
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: ozonation
>
>
>Hi Kent,
>
>I'm with you on this one.  Ozone will do a nice job of deodorizing a smokey
>piano, but nevertheless, ozone can have a very corrosive effect upon
metals.
>
>I tend to think that 4 days in the ozone chamber is a bit excessive.  We
>have a local company that does our ozoning for us that will usually let the
>item in the chamber for about 1 day.  So far we've not had any problem with
>the smoke smell returning.  We're dealing with pianos.  Perhaps some
>furniture pieces may require more time.?
>
>FWIW.
>
>Brian Trout
>Quarryville, Pa.
>btrout@desupernet.net
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kwkeys@AOL.COM <Kwkeys@AOL.COM>
>To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Date: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 8:09 PM
>Subject: Re: ozonation
>
>
>>If I recall correctly from a previous experience, ozone treatment can
cause
>>rust to form fairly quickly on strings, tuning pins, etc.
>>Kent Webb
>>
>
>