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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"> For lighter =
messes,
I've had real good luck by putting dryer sheets inside of the
piano. It clears out in about 3 weeks. Now I must =
admit,
the only time I've used it is on used pianos ( I bought for =
resale)
that were in the home of a smoker. For bigger messes, <FONT
face="Times New Roman">Ken Swartz has a really neat system for =
really bad
pianos. My method is a small band-aid for small messes. =
No
more. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> Another avenue is =
to look into
the insurance industry (call an adjuster or two). It's common for
insurance companies to send in a smoke removal specialist after a =
house
fire. They have techniques for removing smoke from furniture, =
which I
believe is what Ken does. Good luck. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Ron =
Shiflet</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>