<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C5E5E5.29D2F5D0"> <link rel=Edit-Time-Data href="cid:editdata.mso"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple = style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> As a chemist, I would have other = concerns about subjecting a piano to “ozone treatment”.  Ozone breaks chemical = bonds.  The same ones that hold = together such things as hide glue.  I = would seriously worry about the whole thing falling apart, with enough ozonation.<o:p></o:p> John<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Nichols Sent: Thursday, November = 10, 2005 9:40 AM To: <st1:PersonName = w:st="on">Pianotech</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: = Ozone generator questions for piano repair.<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Tom,     No correction needed. Glad to hear more about what = happened with some of these pianos, from the marketing standpoint. What I was = referring to was the ozone treatment that was used on quite a few units. What I = heard, as a dealer back then, was that the fire affected a couple of areas, = including a storage area (with wrapped units) and others. There was an ozone = treatment performed on a bunch of pianos, and several were shipped out. I had a = couple, myself, which I promptly returned do to discoloration of the strings and other problems, caused by the treatment. My two remaining brain cells haven't retained any other details form = this incident, but further (including very recent) research has convinced me = that blasting with ozone, although effective, is not a good idea. The = operation was a success, but the patient died, kinda thing. For mold, there are other effective measures. Thanks again, Tom, Guy At 11:33 PM 11/9/2005 -0500, you wrote: <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>   <o:p></o:p> Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Ozone generator = questions for piano repair.<o:p></o:p> Gordon, <o:p></o:p>    You may want to check with a = couple of FBGs (former <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> guys) about = subjecting pianos to ozone generators. There's a heck of a story there, from about = 12 years ago, with the end result being the loss of about 600 verts. = <o:p></o:p> Ozone is NOT = recommended.<o:p></o:p> Guy Nichols <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> Guy, = <o:p></o:p>     = Actually, the end result was a bit more complex . <o:p></o:p>     = I'm  happy to be corrected but from reliable sources this is the story as told to = me. <o:p></o:p>     = <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> placed an insurance claim on the pianos in question and  received compensation as was their right. <o:p></o:p>     Then the insurance company  took possesion and dumped the piano's to a local salvage -discount store chain  in the <st1:State = w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:place></st1:State> area called = "Building 19" <o:p></o:p>     They = were marketed as salvage piano's from a "Famous" maker,and sold essentially "as is"  @ a big discount. = <o:p></o:p>     = The  stickers inside were removed and covers were glued over the name plates = but it soon became no secret that these were <st1:place = w:st="on">Baldwins</st1:place> and they flew out of the stores. <o:p></o:p>     = <o:p></o:p>     End = result was a merchandising nightmare for the local <st1:place = w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> dealer (Baldwin of Boston I believe) Why buy from them when the same = piano 5 miles away was half price at Building 19? <o:p></o:p>     Perhaps = other factors were also at hand , but this genius move by <st1:place = w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> did not endear the company to the dealers' heart and before long  = they closed the doors. <o:p></o:p>     I was = told that the pianos were wrapped when this accident happened and from the few I = service they seem no better?  or worse that any other <st1:place = w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> from the same era. <o:p></o:p>     Again = ,this is the story I heard from more than one source -. = <o:p></o:p>     Tom = Driscoll RPT. <o:p></o:p>   = <o:p></o:p>     = <o:p></o:p>    = <o:p></o:p>     = <o:p></o:p>     = <o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>