<HTML>In a message dated 4/9/01 11:09:53 PM Central Daylight Time, only4zab@imt.net (Sy Zabrocki) writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Actually this Kimball stinks in more ways than one if you know what I mean. </BLOCKQUOTE> You need to give that piano a chance aside from the odor problem.  Chances are that if you practice only basic techniques, you'll end up with an instrument that functions the way it should and the manufacturer expected. From reading all that you've done about the odor problem, I'd say you've done what is reasonable so far.  The people that clean up after fires have special deodorizing products.  There may be something else you can try.  Other than that, what is typically done is to set a fan on the object for an extended period.  It's spring now, so there may be an opportunity for you to set it out in the sun and the wind for a a few sessions where the humidity conditions are not extreme.  Both have powerful deodorizing effects in themselves. Fresh air and lots of it will eventually do the trick. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin </HTML>