[pianotech] Mold

Joseph Garrett joegarrett at earthlink.net
Tue Aug 10 23:27:10 MDT 2010


Les asked: "I have a church client with a Baldwin Hamilton needing new hammers (which
have been ordered) because the felts are coming unglued. They also have
some mold on the inside of the piano. It's not a great amount, but I haven't
a clue as to how to deal with the problem. They have problems with 3-4 other
pianos as well. Newly installed dampp chasers should stop it, and changes to
their AC should lower humidity to well within tolerable limits (56% today,
as opposed to 75% a few weeks ago). How do I deal with this problem, other
than tell them the piano is shot, or make sure the outside is spotless?


Les,
A mild solution of water and clorine bleach wash of keys, etc., will stop the mold and really won't hurt anything. I've used it to clean the sides of keys, as well, works great. The Damp-Chasers should hold the humidity in check, to help the problem.
Regards,
Joe


Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
Captain, Tool Police
Squares R I
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