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Count Dracula in his castle is having a particularly batty problem this year and causing rather a difficult time.

In all seriousness there are venues where bats are thriving and in places causing significant damage with pellets and more importantly pee being thrown around the space.

Where keyboards aren't covered, droplets of yellow bat pee on ivory keys are horrible. . . 

Is there a safe way of bleaching or otherwise removing the stains from the ivories?

Best wishes

David P

Count Dracula in his castle is having a particularly batty problem this year and causing rather a difficult time.

In all seriousness there are venues where bats are thriving and in places causing significant damage with pellets and more importantly pee being thrown around the space.

Where keyboards aren't covered, droplets of yellow bat pee on ivory keys are horrible. . . 

Is there a safe way of bleaching or otherwise removing the stains from the ivories?

Best wishes

David P

Count Dracula in his castle is having a particularly batty problem this year and causing rather a difficult time.

In all seriousness there are venues where bats are thriving and in places causing significant damage with pellets and more importantly pee being thrown around the space.

Where keyboards aren't covered, droplets of yellow bat pee on ivory keys are horrible. . . 

Is there a safe way of bleaching or otherwise removing the stains from the ivories?

Best wishes

David P

You will need 40% peroxide available from beauty supply stores and ultraviolet light. Keep fallboards down!

Count Dracula in his castle is having a particularly batty problem this year and causing rather a difficult time.

In all seriousness there are venues where bats are thriving and in places causing significant damage with pellets and more importantly pee being thrown around the space.

Where keyboards aren't covered, droplets of yellow bat pee on ivory keys are horrible. . . 

Is there a safe way of bleaching or otherwise removing the stains from the ivories?

Best wishes

David P

Count Dracula in his castle is having a particularly batty problem this year and causing rather a difficult time.

In all seriousness there are venues where bats are thriving and in places causing significant damage with pellets and more importantly pee being thrown around the space.

Where keyboards aren't covered, droplets of yellow bat pee on ivory keys are horrible. . . 

Is there a safe way of bleaching or otherwise removing the stains from the ivories?

Best wishes

David P

That is a new one. A few pictures to see what this looks like would be interesting. I would proceed with caution and wear protective equipment when dealing with contamination like this . I had to deal with a mold issue on ivories and followed some protocols I found on a museum/conservation site. There are articles about bleaching ivory keys in the sun etc. The problem with liquids are the risk of curling the ivory, breaking the glue bond etc. You probably should consult with a pest control service to get the bats out and keep them out by trapping and plugging up entry points. Pet stain remover will probably cause damage and any urine that gets into the wooden keysticks will likely reek forever . A local museum or instrument collection curator may have some ideas

Count Dracula in his castle is having a particularly batty problem this year and causing rather a difficult time.

In all seriousness there are venues where bats are thriving and in places causing significant damage with pellets and more importantly pee being thrown around the space.

Where keyboards aren't covered, droplets of yellow bat pee on ivory keys are horrible. . . 

Is there a safe way of bleaching or otherwise removing the stains from the ivories?

Best wishes

David P