<html> Laura, what is a "purulent odor"?  It's an interesting choice of words by the manufacturer, so I looked it up in Webster's 7th New Collegiate Dictionary.  "Purulent" means 1. containing, consisting of, or being pus.  2.  accompanied by suppuration.  So now, what is suppuration?  Discharge of pus.  And this product is touted as being effective ...   :)    Maybe we need a series on dealing with pus in pianos.   Or maybe it's got other applications.  Ugh.  Kind of sorry I investigated!   Anyway, if Sy tries it, I'd like to see the results.  We're all stuck looking for that magic bullet once in a while.  Wally Wilson, RPT At 07:35 AM 4/11/01 -0500, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite= cite>Sy, I got a product from Schaff called X-O Plus + Cleaner. It's an enzymatic cleaner. It claims to be "effective on all purulent odors" and has a money back guarantee. I've used it on actions that had been in house fires with great success. Maybe this would do the trick. Laura Olsen, RPT Barrington, IL<blockquote> <dl> <dd>-----Original Message----- <dd>From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Wilsons <dd>Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 12:13 PM <dd>To: pianotech@ptg.org <dd>Subject: Re: Kimball Stinks!!! <dd>In the days of the plague, they used to burn the clothes of those who succombed.... <dd>Wally Wilson, RPT <dd>At 09:40 PM 4/9/01 -0600, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite cite> <dd>We have taken in a 1976 Kimball console which has a bad odor. We think the former owners were smokers big time. There's no evidence of mice. When scrubbing down the cabinet a white rag would turn brown with just a few swipes. We have washed the cabinet, soundboard and back posts as good as possible. I have used steel wool on the keys sticks and keybed. <dd> <dd>The smell was still there so we hauled the piano to Americlean and had them put it in their ozone chamber. At first the smell was more pleasant but now it stinks again. We bought some deodorant gadgets to hang inside which didn't smell all that great either. One day we put it out in sunshine with action exposed to the sun. <dd> <dd>In fact, I can smell the dang thing as I type this message. <dd> <dd>Help!! Help!! Anyone have any other suggestions? Actually this Kimball stinks in more ways than one if you know what I mean. <dd> <dd>Sy Zabrocki--RPT <dd>Billings, MT</blockquote></blockquote> </dl> </html>