Fumigation danger to piano?

[Farrell]

A while back I got a call from a local hospital to fix a piano with a broken 
leg. Arrived to find the piano resting on the entire front edge of the 
keybed and just the rear leg. The two front legs had collapsed from the 
keybed being termite-eaten and the lyre collapsed from the weight.

Had to replace the ends of the keybed and have it fumigated.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
> Ditto here, termites in the floor can get into legs and cause some 
> significant damage. Fumigation is the only option. In one I noticed a key 
> was sloppy at the front, the shock was that the front rail had been 
> tunneled out enough that the pin was free. One more reason to tune your 
> piano regularly! isn't it a joy to live in a warm climate?
>
> --Dave
>  New Orleans