[pianotech] Ridding tobacco smell from grand

[John Ross]

I seem to remember that the ionization process caused some oxidization/corrosion  on metal parts down the road.
Am I correct in my recollection?
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.

On 2012-12-31, at 10:28 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:

> David
>  
> Contact a company that does smoke damage from fires. They will put the piano in a room with an ionization process. It is the process eliminates smoke from fires, So I presume it will do the same with cigarette smoke.
>  
> Wim
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Lawson <dlawson at davidlawsonspianos.com.au>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Mon, Dec 31, 2012 3:11 pm
> Subject: [pianotech] Ridding tobacco smell from grand
> 
> Does anyone have a solution to ridding a grand from over powering tobacco 
> smell? We have just taken delivery of a Kawai GS-50, reconditioned 10 years 
> ago, and has been in a smokers home ever since. We have cleaned every part 
> that is possible, with all sorts of chemicals, even painted the underneath, 
> both rim and soundboard with shellac, all to no avail. The front string pads 
> are certainly a source of the stink, but how does one clean or disinfect 
> them without rusting the strings? The action too is as bad as the rest of 
> it.
> We have recovered the music desk liner and the stool, which certainly 
> helped.
> I would appreciate any help I can get.
> Thanks.
> David Lawson Wangaratta OZ
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