Febreeze on piano parts?

[Jon Page]

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At 04:40 PM 11/30/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi,
>In speaking with a customer he happened to mention that he decided to 
>spray Febreeze on the hammers and the dampers on his grand piano (an old, 
>privately purchased musty & dusty grand).  I would expect that he just 
>sprayed through the gaps in the strings as I am sure he wouldn't have 
>known how to take any of it apart.  After recommending that he not spray 
>anything on the inside of the piano he assured me that it was 
>"fine"...."Febreeze is a light mist and evaporates..."
>
>I am curios as to what potential damage he has caused to the action or 
>strings?  And would you expect any resulting damage to show up immediately 
>or over time?
>
>I guess I am constantly amazed at what people will do to their 
>pianos...kind of like the guy who decided to polish all the copper strings 
>with Brasso the day after delivery.
>
>Thanks in advance for your replies.
>
>~Lanie

I have sprayed a goodly amount onto a cloth and placed it a container
and placed it on the plate and closed the lid.

After a few days the musty odor was not there.

Regards,

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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