Steinway of unknown vintage

[Farrell]

Rebuild the instrument and have the owner donate it to some outdoor concert
facility. If you will be servicing the piano in the future, make sure it is
on a rotating stage so that you can always sit on the upwind side of the
piano.

Or, maybe put a half-inch-thick coating of epoxy on every case part with a
nice gel coat on the outside and make it look like one of them thar' fancy
shiny new pie-anners.

The only thing I am aware of for getting "cat pee" smell out is some liquid
products  - designed for carpets, etc. - that involve soaking. I wish you
luck my friend. Be prepared that is may not be possible to get the smell
out. Be aware also that if this owner has 27 cats in the home, their nose
may not be sensitive to the "cat pee" smell - so maybe there is hope.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Cole" <tcole@cruzio.com>
To: <tcole@cruzio.com>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 3:33 AM
Subject: Steinway of unknown vintage


> The piano is an S & S M and is in the shop for restringing and
> replacement of whatever else was damaged by cat urine (the owner has 27
> cats in the house). Parts of the plate guilding has been eaten away and
> there is no serial # in the usual place at the break. Neither is there
> one anywhere else visible. All I can find is "D 5659" on different case
> parts. The legs are the plain spade legs, "not the picture frame" style.
> Case refinished in black, originally mahogany.
>
> 1. Any idea where the serial # may be stamped or written?
>
> 2. Any idea how to get rid of cat urine smell?
>
> Tom Cole, wearing a gas mask
>
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