James, The issue isn't water damage--it's just the climate here which is sort of damp. It's not uncommon to enter houses here--especially the oldest ones-- that carry the definite tang of mildew for no other reason than they are here and were built before the days of insulation, central heating, etc. I've been in this house numerous times to service and originally do some action parts replacement and never experienced any sensation of dampness or the related effects. So the origins of the infestation may never be known. Greg On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 8:32 AM, James Schmitt <pianotenor at comcast.net>wrote: > Greg, > Of all the things that are be almost impossible to remove from a piano > without rebuilding, mildew and mold are at the top of the list. It is more > difficult then smoke and smoke odor There simply is not a way to clean it > out without removing and replacing parts. You have a living organism that > is not just sitting there, is is growing If I were in your place I wold > first have the piano removed to a water damage restoration specialist and > let is sit in an uncontaminated area for evaluation and then decide the > next step from there. Most of the time you can see it but not always. > Getting the input from some folks that deal with it on a regular basis is > helpful. > Yours > James Schmitt > > On Jan 9, 2013, at 8:57 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 >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2637/6016 - Release Date: 01/07/13 >> >> >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20130110/2f4f319b/attachment.htm>
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