[pianotech] Ridding tobacco smell from grand

[johnparham at piano88.com]

John, it causes breakdown of rubber components.
-John Parham

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Ridding tobacco smell from grand
> From: John Ross <jrpiano at bellaliant.net>
> Date: Mon, December 31, 2012 10:15 pm
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
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>
> 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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