<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Gordon, I've tried some stuff recently that seems to work well. Worth a try. Most of the products I've tried are bogus. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.scoe10x.com/scripts/default.asp">http://www.scoe10x.com/scripts/default.asp</a> Let us know how it works out. Tom Cole gordon stelter wrote: <blockquote cite="mid696764.12478.qm@web34409.mail.mud.yahoo.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> I just got a 1927 Knabe Ampico reproducing upright piano from an estate. Much restoration was done to it ( not too badly ) and it was in pretty nice shape when I saw it, 10 years ago. Unfortunately, as is extremely often the case, once she passed away her home was rented to uncouth, inconsiderate slobs who let their dogs pee in the room with it. So now it stinks, a bit. ( Too much for me, as I have a very sensitive nose. ) I cleaned the case pieces with a quick scrubbing with SuperClean on terry cloth, followed by a blast from the water hose and a very quick dry-off with paper towels, and leaning the pieces in the sun. That VERY effectively removed the slimy cooking oil, dust, cigarette tar and dog stink "goo" from these parts ( They don't smell at all to me, any more ) but I'm wondering about the insides ??? Is there something I could load my spray gun with, and "wash down" the interior; removing, at least, some of the contamination ( and killing the germs ) without damaging the soundboard, shellac, pinblock, etc..? I wouldn't mind letting "it" (whatever it was ) evaporate for a week or two, in my shed, if need be. It's an excellent piano(for sale, by the way, cheap) and a shame it was treated so callously, once the owner passed! ( I see this a lot around here: college town. ) Peace, G a ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222">http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222</a> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>