"smelly piano"

[John Ross]

Hi,
I have seen bags of volcanic ash, that when placed in something, are
supposed to get rid of odours.
Has anyone tried them?
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charly Tuner" <charly_tuner@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: "smelly piano"


> Just talked with the lady again today, and she has decided to take my
advice
> and DUMP the piano, and get another.
>
> Terry
>
> >From: "Bill Peterson" <lokman@ix.netcom.com>
> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Subject: Re: "smelly piano"
> >Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 08:01:07 -0700
> >
> >Terry--Tell her husband to stop peeing in the piano.   Send this to your
> >competitor.  If you do not find the cause of the moisture it will come
back
> >to haunt you.  I would not use bleach as it is extremely corrosive to
> >polished steel--strings you know.  Bill Peterson
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Charly Tuner <charly_tuner@hotmail.com>
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 9:03 PM
> >Subject: "smelly piano"
> >
> >
> > > Got a call from a lady asking what I could do to rid her old upright
(30
> > > years old) of a "blackish mildew-like substance", that she told me
> >gives
> > > off an almost unbearable odor. I am guessing, until I actually see it,
> >that
> > > it is indeed some kind of fungus/mildew. She also told me that she has
> > > sprayed the piano with diluted bleach, but that is only a short lived
> >fix.
> >I
> > > told her that In order for the problem to go away, that the piano
should
> >be
> > > COMPLETELY cleaned, and WIPED DOWN, with a water/bleach solution. I
told
> >her
> > > that in order to do it correctly and completely, that it would most
> >likely
> > > be an all day job, which I could do at her residence. I told her that
if
> >the
> > > job took a total of 6 hours, that I would have to charge $400. Since I
> >have
> > > never done a job like this before, I based the fee on the equivalent
of
> >5
> > > tunings at my standard $80 tuning fee. Does this sound reasonable for
> >six
> > > straight hours of tedious detail work? A fellow tech in my area said
he
> > > would probably charge $600-$700...this seems a tad excessive. Your
> >opinions
> > > are appreciated. Thanks!
> > >
> > > Terry Peterson
> > > Los Angeles, CA
> > > Associate Member, PTG
> > >
> > >
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