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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Annie:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We have some dirty covers but
the worst one is also in the worst shape (torn) and I think replacement is
going to be necessary. I too have wondered if they could be cleaned but as
heavy as they are (ours are the padded kind) the cleaning expense might be more
than replacement. If you find out anything from a local cleaner/laundry
facility, please let the rest of us know.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>dave<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>David M. Porritt, RPT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Annie
Grieshop<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 01, 2008 12:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Willem Blees; Pianotech<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: piano cover cleaning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'>What, you never do the laundry at your house, Wim? </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>Actually, I figured that those who work in/with universities would
have run into this problem, too, as a cover that hits the floor more than once
is likely to need cleaning eventually. And I wondered whether those
organizations send their covers out for dry cleaning.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
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font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b>From:</b> Willem Blees [mailto:wimblees@aol.com]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 01, 2008 11:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> annie@allthingspiano.com; pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: piano cover cleaning</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>For the sake of being careful
not to damage the cover even more, I would suggest you take it to a
professional cleaner. And besides, why are you asking us? We're piano tuner,
not dry cleaners. :)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br>
Piano Tuner/Technician<br>
Honolulu, HI<br>
Author of <br>
The Business of Piano Tuning<br>
available from Potter Press<br>
www.pianotuning.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Annie Grieshop <annie@allthingspiano.com><br>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br>
Sent: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 5:14 am<br>
Subject: piano cover cleaning<o:p></o:p></p>
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color:blue'>Good morning, y'all, and happy "Goodbye February!"
(The first of March, here in Ioway, looks ickier than the last of
February, but it's still the first of March. <g>)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>A local community center has two grands with quilted cotton
duck covers that have been treated about as you'd expect -- so the covers are
dirty and a great upset to the Powers That Be. Can they (the covers, that
is) be washed and dried in commercial machines, or do they need to be dry
cleaned? No one seems to know where the covers were purchased or from
whom or anything else.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>Annie Grieshop</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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