Keep those critters out by putting a ball of steel wool in the area under the pedal arm. Dick RPT MT ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Hall <keyboard@cysource.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 7:25 AM Subject: RE: Rodent Infestation > At 09:17 PM 06/07/2000 -0400, you wrote: > >I've heard that rodents do not like ordinary moth balls. Is there a possible > >ill effect of placing a couple inside pianos in storage to keep the little > >critters out? Are there other options of preventing the problem before > >habitation occurs? > > > >Tom Robinson > >East Tennessee > > > > > > Tom, > > This is strictly under the heading of "old wives tales". I once had a customer > with mouse problems in a country church. They put, and this is a quote, cotton > balls soaked with oil of anise in Mason jar lids inside the bottom of the piano > and had no further problems with mice in the piano. I stress that this is > unconfirmed hearsay but, who knows, it may be at least as good as anything > else I've heard of to discourage the little monsters. > > Dave > >
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