Safety of cleaning dirty pianos

[Norman Barrett]

3M has a "Service Vacuum Cleaner" that is a help in a situation where there are mouse leavings. It is quite pricey as in the Jenson catalog the part # is 251-497 and the price is $269.00. It is a vacuum cleaner that is copier toner safe and I am told that copier toner will go through most vacuum bags freely. I am thankful that I got mine when I worked for IBM for cleaning machines and was allowed to keep when I retired.

Norm Barrett
Memphis chapter PTG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Mitchell" <dsmitch@pacifier.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 5:06 PM
Subject: Safety of cleaning dirty pianos


> Recently I have received inquiries from piano tuning students as to the
> safety of cleaning pianos.  There have been concerns about the use of DDT
> insecticide to protect pianos from insect larva damage. Also some concerns
> about molds and fungi that might be present in pianos that have been
> neglected for long periods of time.
> 
> How concerned should we as technicians be about such things? Should we take
> special precautions when cleaning pianos? How big a threat is the Honta
> Virus found in mouse droppings to the health of piano technicians?
> 
> Don Mitchell, Emil Fries School
>  
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