[CAUT] Grey Market Mould

[Dennis Johnson]

I also installed a DC unit on one of those grey-market uprights this spring
and expect to be tuning it soon.  Haven't heard complaints, but this will be
interesting to check out.  Let's hope it is an isolated problem.  Thanks for
sharing...

Dennis Johnson

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On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Albert Picknell <agghubii at yahoo.ca> wrote:

> Hello List
>
> Sorry for double-posting this query, but I know there are some of you who
> are not on the pianotech list...
>
> I have a private client with a grey-market Yamaha U1H.  I installed a
> Dampp-chaser a couple of months ago, and now the client is noticing a
> musty/mouldy smell that seems to be coming from the piano.  Also, when I
> went to tune the piano a month or so after installing the Dampp-chaser, I
> noticed some purple-coloured blotches on the humidifier pads.
>
> What I suspect has happened is that the re-introduction of moisture into
> the piano has re-awakened dormant mould spores that have been there since
> the piano was brought over from Asia.  My first inclination is to remove the
> Dampp-chaser, but I'm wondering whether any of you have dealt with a
> situation like this before, and have found any other effective solutions.
>
> By the way, the client has another piano (non-grey market) in the same
> apartment, also with a Dampp-chaser in it, that has no problem.
>
> Thanks,
> Bert
>
>
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