Mold in Pianos

Helmsmusic@AOL.COM Helmsmusic@AOL.COM
Wed, 14 Nov 2001 22:38:26 EST


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Hello -

I am working with a 1915 Cable-Nelson upright piano which my client recently 
bought from someone who had stored it in their basement. The piano has what 
appears to be two different types of mold growing inside the cabinet. One 
type is black and very flat, and seems to be mostly attacking the wood parts 
- keys, cabinet, damper heads, etc. The other type is white and grows in 
small fuzzy clumps, and is mostly on the damper felts. The piano owner is 
allergic to mold, so we need to get rid of this problem one way or another (I 
would advocate getting rid of the piano, but she wants to keep it). Do you 
have suggestions for cleaning mold out of a piano so it won't re-appear? Are 
there different treatments for different types of mold? Would spraying Lysol 
inside the piano do any good, or even be advisable? Even though I'm not 
allergic, could working on pianos like this one pose a threat to my health? 
This is not the first piano I've seen with mold problems, and I always 
recommend installation of a Dampp-Chaser system, but getting rid of what's 
already in there is the big concern for me. Thanks!

-Scott Helms, RPT
West Michigan Chapter

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