<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Paul,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I do not believe it is possible to kill = the mold.  Every affected felt or leather piece must be replaced.  = Mold can be a healthn hazard so take adequate precautions.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve Grattan</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lost Chord Clinic</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ptizzard@mweb.co.za = href="mailto:ptizzard@mweb.co.za">Paul Tizzard</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 18, 2004 = 6:05 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Mould removal</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Today I came across a piano = with a tremendous amount of mould growing on and in its action. I am thinking = of blowing the action out, cleaning the mould off and then = brushing/wiping bleach onto the affected surfaces. The problem is the stuff is growing in = difficult to reach areas, and near to flanges,felt and leather. How should I = approach this? What does bleach do to felt? Is bleach the right substance to be = using?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Paul Tizzard</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>