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black"><B>From:</B>
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href="mailto:wpeterson2@socal.rr.com">w
peterson</A> </DIV>
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title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 14, =
2001 10:00
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Mold in =
Pianos</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have had a lot of =
experience with
molds, and they can be deadly, especially if you are allergic to =
them.
Symptoms can include sinus problems, fuzz balls developing in your =
lungs and
sinus cavities. They have to cut out lobes of your lungs, and =
scrape
your sinus cavities etc. There are no gentle treatments for
molds. Prendisone is the preferred treatment,along with =
surgery.
Sometime it is necessary to do a surgery just to find the mold. =
I am no
doctor, but if it is a black mold it could be aspergilis or =
worse.
Treatment sometimes involves removing lobes of your lung. Asthma =
and
bronchial problems are very commonly due to molds. You can =
do a
search for molds and find out more. I am not a doctor, but I =
have done
extensive reading on them, as I have an attack of allergic aspergilis
mold. The problem is diagnosing . Most Drs are not =
familiar with
the symptoms and can miss them. Treatment with prendisone is the next =
thing to
a death sentence. The State has testing labs for mold
contamination. I would not touch the piano, and it would cost to =
much to
have it tested and your are probably at great risk not to test =
it. Bill
Peterson former South Bay Chapter.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> You're scaring =
me! I agree
this piano is probably not worth the trouble, but if mold were so =
deadly all
our friends in the pacifac N.W. would be gone. As for prednisone, =
I've taken
it in the past and miraculously have survived.Hey that's just =
me,I
could be wrong. Any way I'm going to McDonalds for lunch---deadly =
chemicals
help keep me in top condition. Tom
Driscoll</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>