Disinfecting Piano

[Willem Blees]

Wes

First of all, wear plastic gloves and a face mask when cleaning the piano. 

I would use a cleaning liquid that contains bleach. After sucking up the big stuff, (and throwing away the bag), spray the areas effected, and clean it thoroughly with rags. If the area is under the keys, and the punchings are contaminated,?I would throw them away, and install new ones. If the area is under the trap system, Remove the levers, and thoroughly clean the bottom board. You should also clean off the screws and trap system with steel wool. 

All of this, of course, involves more than just cleaning. You'll have to do some regulating, etc.?

I don't know how bad it is, but I would charge a minimum of $250, plus regulation, tuning, etc. 

Good luck.


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Honolulu, HI
808-349-2943
www.bleespiano.com
Author of 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Wesley Hardman <hardman at hiwaay.net>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 9:44 am
Subject: Disinfecting Piano



List,

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I'm sure this has been addressed in the past, but?what can be used to effectively?disinfect a rat-infested piano, particularly one in which a couple of dead rats, rat beds, droppings, etc.?have been removed?

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Wesley Hardman

Alabama

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