Pianotech

  • 1.  Soot

    Posted 12-18-2019 17:05
    Everyone who deals with a fire damaged piano should be aware of the fact that soot is in fact a highly toxic substance.

    The suggestion that you use compressed air to 'blow off' the soot is especially troubling.

    Soot consists of extremely tiny particles that will settle in your lungs and cause long term problems down the road.

    Soot is a recognized air pollutant, a major source of which is diesel exhaust.

    Soot contains PAH's (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) a recognized carcinogen, found also in tobacco smoke and tar.

    Neither a piano tech nor a piano owner wants to work on or live with a fire damaged piano.

    Here is a link to a National Cancer Institute page about soot.

    https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/soot

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    Hank Mooney
    San Francisco CA
    415-640-2731
    [Hank]
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  • 2.  RE: Soot

    Posted 12-18-2019 19:16
    When dealing with cleaning particulate matter I use a standard hoover suction pipe next to a small thin compressor pipe. In this way the high pressure air can dislodge loose stuff for it to be immediately suctioned up.

    Best wishes

    David P

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