Ozone for deodorizing pianos

[gordon stelter]

> 
> gordon stelter wrote:
> 
> >Thanks, Jim! This is a great reply! I am
> particularly
> >impressed with your dedication to cleaning old
> pianos,
> >as I consider them a certain health threat to the
> new
> >owners ( and especially their children! ) if left
> >filthy.
> >      Sincerely,
> >    Gordon
> >
> >
> >--- Jim Commander <jcommand@ev1.net> wrote:
> >
> >>Dear Gordon,
> >>
> >>Sorry it's taken me awhile to respond to your
> >>e-mail. The 
> >>ozone/electrostatic filter machine that we use is
> a
> >>Flair made by Alpine 
> >>Industries. It is a residential model. I bought it
> >>to clean the air in 
> >>our shop and started using it to deodorize pianos
> >>after finding that the 
> >>big service companies routinely use ozone rooms to
> >>treat smoke and mold 
> >>damaged furniture. The unit retails for about
> >>$399.00. The chemical 
> >>cleaner we use is Odo-Ban which can be purchased
> at
> >>Sam's Club.
> >>
> >>We remove the action from the piano and wipe the
> >>case inside and out 
> >>with a damp cloth soaked in Odo Ban. This kills
> mold
> >>and mildew and 
> >>helps kill odors. Then put the ozone machine and
> >>piano under a plastic 
> >>tent and treat the piano for 24-48 hours. We then
> >>tent the action on a 
> >>workbench the same way. We also remove the bottom
> >>board ( and all 
> >>trapwork) on upright pianos and wipe down both
> sides
> >>of the board with 
> >>Odo Ban. Removing the bottom board also makes it
> >>easier to wipe down all 
> >>of the inside of the case. We then spray paint
> >>(black) both sides of the 
> >>bottom board and rebuild the pedal trapwork as a
> lot
> >>of odors seem to 
> >>stay in the felt in the bottom of the piano on
> >>uprights. We spray the 
> >>inside of the piano case with satin lacquer to
> seal
> >>it further and 
> >>prevent any lingering odors from escaping from the
> >>wood.
> >>
> >>I have never had the experience of ozone rusting
> >>strings or anything 
> >>else. The fire and water damage people ozone whole
> >>houses full of 
> >>furniture and I've never heard anything about
> ozone
> >>leaching out of 
> >>wood. However, if that is a concern, just spray
> >>lacquer on the inside 
> >>case panels and bottom board as detailed above.
> Hope
> >>this helps... and 
> >>again sorry for the slow reply.... you're e-mail
> got
> >>lost among the spam 
> >>in my in box!!!
> >>
> >>Hope this helps. You can call Jonathan Crawford at
> >>713-572-0369 as he is 
> >>an Alpine dealer. He sells the machine that we
> use. 
> >>
> >>Please tell him that I sent you. Thanks!
> >>
> >>My Best,
> >>Jim Commander
> >>
> >>
> >>gordon stelter wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi Jim!
> >>>   I have always wondered about this,
> particularly
> >>>
> >>as
> >>
> >>>I do a lot of players, which are particularly
> prone
> >>>
> >>to
> >>
> >>>having had mice in them!
> >>>    But someone on the list said Baldwin used
> this
> >>>
> >>in
> >>
> >>>the 70's, and residual ozone leaching from the
> wood
> >>>rusted the stings, or something.
> >>>    Your thoughts/methods would be appreciated.
> >>>
> >>>    Thanks!
> >>>    Gordon
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>		
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