Ah, breakdown of rubber products, not much of a problem then. Thanks. John Ross On 2012-12-31, at 11:15 PM, John Ross <jrpiano at bellaliant.net> wrote: > I seem to remember that the ionization process caused some oxidization/corrosion on metal parts down the road. > Am I correct in my recollection? > John Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia. > > On 2012-12-31, at 10:28 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote: > >> David >> >> Contact a company that does smoke damage from fires. They will put the piano in a room with an ionization process. It is the process eliminates smoke from fires, So I presume it will do the same with cigarette smoke. >> >> Wim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: David Lawson <dlawson at davidlawsonspianos.com.au> >> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Sent: Mon, Dec 31, 2012 3:11 pm >> Subject: [pianotech] Ridding tobacco smell from grand >> >> Does anyone have a solution to ridding a grand from over powering tobacco >> smell? We have just taken delivery of a Kawai GS-50, reconditioned 10 years >> ago, and has been in a smokers home ever since. We have cleaned every part >> that is possible, with all sorts of chemicals, even painted the underneath, >> both rim and soundboard with shellac, all to no avail. The front string pads >> are certainly a source of the stink, but how does one clean or disinfect >> them without rusting the strings? The action too is as bad as the rest of >> it. >> We have recovered the music desk liner and the stool, which certainly >> helped. >> I would appreciate any help I can get. >> Thanks. >> David Lawson Wangaratta OZ >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <pianotech-request at ptg.org> >> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 10:49 AM >> Subject: pianotech Digest, Vol 50, Issue 121 >> >> >> > Send pianotech mailing list submissions to >> > pianotech at ptg.org >> > >> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> > pianotech-request at ptg.org >> > >> > You can reach the person managing the list at >> > pianotech-owner at ptg.org >> > >> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> > than "Re: Contents of pianotech digest..." >> > >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> > Today's Topics: >> > >> > 1. RE A Happy New Year (Tom Gorley) >> > 2. Re: A Happy New Year? (David Boyce) >> > 3. Re: RE A Happy New Year (David Love) >> > 4. Re: A Happy New Year? (David Love) >> > 5. Re: A Happy New year? (David Love) >> > 6. Square Grand and other foibles<G> (Joseph Garrett) >> > 7. OT, tuning devices (Leslie Bartlett) >> > 8. Re: A Happy New year? (Dale Erwin) >> > 9. Happy New Year? (Phil Bondi) >> > 10. Re: OT, tuning devices (Dave Doremus) >> > 11. Re: A Happy New year? (Bruce Dornfeld) >> > >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > pianotech mailing list >> > pianotech at ptg.org >> > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130101/cc30c4a3/attachment-0001.htm>
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