Smoke Damage

[romanop@attglobal.net]

Well, I took a class in Orlando at the national a few years back where we
were warned against placing a piano in an Ozone room (or tent ). The
instructor was James Schmitt.


Phil Romano
romanop@attglobal.net

-----Original Message-----
From: John Lillico, RPT <staytuned@idirect.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Friday, June 23, 2000 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: Smoke Damage


>>I have heard fire restoration companies often place smoke damaged items in
>>"ozone rooms" to eliminate odors. I've also heard it can be corrosive to
>>metal parts (like strings and center pins). Can anyone corroborate this?
>>
>>Phil Romano
>>romanop@attglobal.net
>
>Phil,
>
>I suppose ozone is no more corrosive than oxygen. They are virtually one
and the same except for ozone's ability to "eat" smoke, gases, vapors and
organics. I'm no chemist but I shouldn't think corrosion is a concern.
>
>John Lillico, RPT
>Oakville, Ontario
>
>
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