[pianotech] mildew

[Tom Rhea, Jr.]

I'm assuming that you sprinkled in on the key bed.

 

The cornstarch absorbs moisture and the baking soda absorbs odors.  That's a
good low-tech solution.

 

Tom Rhea

Rhea Piano Service

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Noah Frere
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 9:23 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] mildew

 

Interesting. What does the cornstarch do? It's an upright.

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:00 PM, <Qshooterq at aol.com> wrote:

In no email does anyone mention if this is an upright or grand.  I ran
across an upright piano with a strong musty odor.  I took the keys out,
vacuumed, and liberally sprinkled a mixture of cornstarch and baking soda.
Then I put the keys back in and sprinkled more on the keys.

Then I left it for a year, and vacuumed it out.  The smell was gone.

Warning, if you try this. . . . don't sprinkle near the balance rail hole.
It works its way down and piles up on top of the balance rail punching.

  ---     Tom Gorley 

 

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