<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div>An ionizer/ozone generator may help a bit ( after all possible mechanical cleaning is done) and help with odors in the air, but if you want to deoderize a piano, you'd better be prepared to buy a serious unit. Mine ( the smallest the company sold) was $800, and I found it very effective in getting the cigarette smell out of a Steinway "M", but only AFTER I'd done all the mechanical cleaning I could conspire! (Including dunking the keys in Purple Power(TM)* scrubbing them, rinsing them, drying them with paper towels and leaving them on a rack with good circulation all around.) But it did "diddly" to get rid of the mouse-pee smell in another piano. (Even after the same extremely strenuous cleaning.) And remember: ozone damages the lungs. So the next time I do this, <br />I intend it to be in a shed far, far from the shop!<br /><br />Thumpe</div></td></tr></table> <div id="_origMsg_"> <div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif:font-size:10pt"> <br /> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"> <font size="2" face="Tahoma"> <hr size="1"> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span> </b> Noah Frere <noahfrere@gmail.com>; <br> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold:">To:</span> </b> <pianotech@ptg.org>; <br> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold:">Subject:</span> </b> Re: [pianotech] Mold <br> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span> </b> Tue, Dec 4, 2012 8:58:57 PM <br> </font> <br> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">I disassembled the particularly moldy parts, including all the action parts of 1 piano, that had acquired a good deal of mold this summer while i was not around, and brushed the parts with toothbrushes and/or brass brush while the vacuum ran a couple inches away. I used vinegar/water and baking soda on the other parts (keybed, etc.) I did buy an oinizer/ozone generator though, and it did help with odors around the home, so I think I will ozonate all those action parts since I didn't actually spray them with an killer. Ozone kills mold. <br> <div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Chuck Vetter <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:chuck@soundsgreatonline.com" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">chuck@soundsgreatonline.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div style="word-wrap:break-word;" dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="font-size:10pt;"> <div>I had a small Kimball grand that was very moldy. My attitude was one of what can it hurt to try? So, I called a funeral director friend and asked him what he uses that kills every harmful mold, microbe, etc. He gave me a bottle of Medica DC that kills a very broad spectrum of little buggers. I sprayed it generously, exposed the piano and parts to gentle air movement, wiped everything down very thoroughly, reassembled.........regulated, tuned, and turned. Have serviced it for over 5 years without a hint of mold return. </div> <div>Chuck Vetter</div> <div> </div> <div style="font-size:small;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;display:inline;font-weight:normal;"> <div style="font:10pt tahoma;"> <div> </div> <div style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(245,245,245);"> <div><b>From:</b> <a rel="nofollow" title="jrpiano@bellaliant.net" ymailto="mailto:jrpiano@bellaliant.net" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">John Ross</a> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 01, 2012 4:53 PM</div> <div><b>To:</b> <a rel="nofollow" title="pianotech@ptg.org" ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">pianotech@ptg.org</a> </div> <div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Mold</div></div></div> <div> </div></div><div><div class="h5"> <div style="font-size:small;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;display:inline;font-weight:normal;">You have to get rid of the cause first. <div>For an action I have had good luck using an air compressor gun with glass beads. Pressure to be determined by trial and error, the keys can also be done this way.</div> <div>If it is in the keyed, probably a refelting is called for.</div> <div>Wipe the wood work with a damp cloth, bleach and water.</div> <div>John Ross</div> <div>Windsor, Nova Scotia.<br> <div> <div>On 2012-12-01, at 4:42 PM, <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:richarducci@comcast.net" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">richarducci@comcast.net</a> wrote:</div><br> <blockquote type="cite">List,<br>Looked at a Cable console covered in mold.<br>How labor intensive is this to put right?<br>Will send another photo as well.<br><br><span><photo.JPG></span><br><br><br>Rick Ucci<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://Uccipiano.com">Uccipiano.com</a><br><a rel="nofollow">609-677-0444</a></blockquote> </div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div>