[CAUT] Mold mitigation

Gregory J. Granoff Gregory.Granoff at humboldt.edu
Thu Jan 10 12:34:49 MST 2013


Andrew,
Care to elaborate on ozone tents?  Not something I know about.
Thanks,
Greg


On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 5:49 AM, Andrew Anderson <anrebe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Seems an ozone tent would be damaging to biologicals, question is, how
> much damage to the piano?
> Andrew
>
> On Jan 9, 2013, at 10:57 AM, Gregory J. Granoff wrote:
>
> David,
> I'm not sure what the story is on discovery there, but his wife is a long
> time professional allergist, and they have come quite a distance already in
> getting rid of all furniture and permeable surfaces in the house
> (carpeting, etc.), cleaning, painting, etc., with no turning back.  I'm not
> going to say anything about finding what you tend to look for, if you know
> what I mean; but he did develop some pretty unpleasant symptoms when he's
> in his house--difficulty regulating body temp, feelings of mild atrophy in
> extremities, and mental cloudiness, among others, according to him.
> The question really is now:  what do with the piano.  He's aware--assuming
> that all this other stuff is correct-- that the piano might need to be
> replaced entirely, so it isn't a question of that being do-able if
> necessary.
> He just wants to know if that route is the only choice, and if it isn't,
> what are the realistic options for the existing piano?
> Thanks,
> Greg
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 5:08 AM, David Skolnik <davidskolnik at optonline.net>wrote:
>
>>  Greg -
>> How was the original mold assessment made?  How is the rest of his house
>> being treated?  Did a reliable expert locate the primary source, and reason
>> for its presence?
>>
>> David Skolnik
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 12:26 PM 1/8/2013, you wrote:
>>
>> Hello list,
>> I'm looking for info regarding a customer who has been diagnosed with a
>> serious allergy to poisonous mold spores that have apparently infected his
>> house.  He asked me whether there was any way to treat permeable surfaces
>> such as felt, unfinished wood, etc. in pianos for the spores which can
>> lodge there that didn't involve replacing everything.  I have no experience
>> with this issue at all.  Anybody know?
>>
>> Thanks so much in advance for any advice and knowledge!
>>
>> Greg Granoff
>> Humboldt State University
>>
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