[CAUT] Critter-damaged balance punchings in Yamaha P-22s

[Robin Blankenship]

Annie suggested: "This won't help with punchings, of course, but a great way 
to avoid moth
damage in hammers is to play the piano."

Great idea. But, for some of us more nervous types, we would first have to 
get rid of the, ah, ....butterflies!!

Robin Blankenship

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Annie Grieshop" <annie at allthingspiano.com>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Critter-damaged balance punchings in Yamaha P-22s


> This won't help with punchings, of course, but a great way to avoid moth
> damage in hammers is to play the piano.  Larvae can't survive the
> concussion -- part of the reason folks used to beat wool rugs.
>
> And it's the larvae (of all these species, inc. carpet beetles) that do 
> the
> damage, not the adults.  (I've got a great Victorian book on insects that
> suggests moving larvae among woolens of different colors, claiming they'll
> create rainbow cocoons. <g>)
>
> Pheremone traps are a great solution and available for many species of
> insects (inc. carpet beetles, et al.).  They need to be replaced as their
> effectiveness wanes, but they're completely non-toxic.
>
> http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7436.html
>
> Annie Grieshop
>
>