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David Pinnegar BSc ARCS
Hammerwood Park, East Grinstead, Sussex, UK
+44 1342 850594
"High Definition" Tuning
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-10-2024 00:23
From: James Kelly
Subject: Treating mycelium without softening felt or corroding strings
Not so sure about dry cleaning fluid use on hammer or damper felt although I have heard about using it on knuckles and leather/buckskin. You need to be very careful with it since I believe it is highly flammable and also dangerous to your lungs, skin, eyes.
I have used the mold control that Gina mentioned and it works well . You need to protect yourself against the mold spores . It seems as if the piano is loaded with whatever all that white stuff is. You should try to get it positively identified by using a test kit or mold service. Everytime the piano is played mold spores are apt to get released.
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James Kelly
Owner- Fur Elise Piano Service
Pawleys Island SC
(843) 325-4357
Original Message:
Sent: 05-04-2024 18:12
From: David Pinnegar
Subject: Treating mycelium without softening felt or corroding strings
Thanks so much
In another place people recommended dumping the instrument - but I'm currently on a small remote island with population of 2500 and to where shipping of new instruments is prohibitively expensive. Someone has said that dry cleaning fluid can be effective and certainly this won't corrode the strings.
Has anyone any idea of whether dry cleaning fluid would affect felt on hammers or dampers?
Best wishes
David P
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Original Message:
Sent: 5/4/2024 5:16:00 PM
From: Joe Wiencek
Subject: RE: Treating mycelium without softening felt or corroding strings
I wish you luck with this project. The photos actually show the fruiting body of the mold, not the mycelium. So this means the spores have spread already…..
I've never tried the spray suggested by Gina, but from the looks, you've nothing to lose.
Joe Wiencek
RPT
Original Message:
Sent: 5/3/2024 5:38:00 PM
From: David Pinnegar
Subject: Treating mycelium without softening felt or corroding strings
I'm on a remote island where instruments haven't been looked after very well for years and today was called in to see if I could rescue a piano that had been kept in a damp place. I've asked the owner to brush and hoover it. Is there any anti-fungal liquid that one can spray which won't corrode strings or soften felts? Or is it best to hoover and brush and thereafter keep in an especially dry place?
Many thanks
David P
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David Pinnegar BSc ARCS
Hammerwood Park, East Grinstead, Sussex, UK
+44 1342 850594
"High Definition" Tuning
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