<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 12/18/00 3:11:37 PM Central Standard Time, <BR>mcpiano@globetrotter.net writes:
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">This morning I ran into a piano that is growing mildew. The action <BR>backchecks and butts show the nasty stuff. I mentioned this to the customer <BR>and she told me that her husband had 3 sinus operations and his doctor told <BR>him they probably had mildew in the house. My question is:</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Is there something to remove this nasty stuff. Is there a chemical product <BR>that could be sprayed or brushed on the piano parts to kill these mushrooms <BR>and prevent them to grow back? Would heath destroy them? If yes what kind <BR>of temperature are we talking about?</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Thanks for the help.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Marcel</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR>If the mildew has gotten into a piano action, there probably isn't much that <BR>can be done to remove it. Bleach will kill the mildew, but can you spray <BR>enough of it on the action parts, without damaging them, do kill the fungus?
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<BR>You might have to recommend another piano.
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<BR>Willem. </FONT></HTML>