Can something be used to blast out "dogstink" from a Knabe reproducer???????

[Farrell]

I see many posts like this. Am I out of my mind, or what, when I think that 
so many of these pianos either belong in the junkyard or stored and ready 
for remanufacture? I mean if the piano is 80+ years old, had cats and dogs 
pee on it, been in a lounge with many drinks spilled on it, etc., etc., it 
seems to me the piano is trashed beyond any band-aid treatment.

Either spend $30K and do it right or buy an good used Yamaha (or whatever).

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
>   I just got a 1927 Knabe Ampico reproducing upright
> piano from an estate. Much restoration was done to it
> ( not too badly ) and it was in pretty nice shape when
> I saw it, 10 years ago.
>     Unfortunately, as is extremely often the case,
> once she passed away her home was rented to uncouth,
> inconsiderate slobs who let their dogs pee in the room
> with it. So now it stinks, a bit. ( Too much for me,
> as I have a  very sensitive nose. )
>     I cleaned the case pieces with a quick scrubbing
> with SuperClean on terry cloth,  followed by a  blast
> from the water hose and a very quick dry-off with
> paper towels, and leaning the pieces in the sun.  That
> VERY effectively removed the slimy cooking oil, dust,
> cigarette tar and  dog stink "goo" from these parts
> ( They don't smell at all to me, any more ) but I'm
> wondering about the insides ???  Is there something I
> could load my spray gun with, and "wash down" the
> interior; removing, at least, some of the
> contamination ( and killing the germs ) without
> damaging the soundboard, shellac, pinblock, etc..? I
> wouldn't mind letting "it" (whatever it was )
> evaporate for a  week or two, in my shed, if need be.
>   It's an excellent piano(for sale, by the way,
> cheap) and a shame it was treated so callously, once
> the owner passed! ( I see this a lot around here:
> college town. )
>
>     Peace,
>     G
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