"smelly piano"

[Kristinn Leifsson]

I´ve never heard of anything like that, except that volcanic ash is usable 
as soap.
I can send some over to you, I´m sure some fresh ash could mask any other odor!
Please specify colour, and quantity in tons.

Time to cash in on the ash!

Kristinn

P.S. I can sell you a tetrahedron that sharpens your razor blades overnight.


At 14:21 19.7.2000 -0300, you wrote:
>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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