That's really disgusting! My worst mouse extraction so far was one that had died on the bass bridge of a Baldwin vertical (model 6000 I think). Thankfully I could use tweezers, so it wasn't all that bad really. Stank a lot, though! A mouse ladder? Sheesh! -- John Formsma, RPT Blue Mountain, MS On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 8:06 AM, Joseph Giandalone <rufy at rcn.com> wrote: > > That's a cute story. Here's my best D-C story: > > Horrible stench emanating from studio upright. Investigation reveals mouse > who found its way into the reservoir bucket but could not find his way out. > If you've never encountered this situation, believe me, you don't want to. > > These people were self-described "conservationists" which (in their > definition) meant they refused to use mouse traps in their home. They asked > me (and of course I complied) to devise a "mouse ladder" to put inside the > bucket. (This was in the day of the taller reservoir buckets.) Also tried > to mouse-proof the piano (using physical impediments) and THAT is no piece > of cake. Mice can squeeze their little bodies (I don't think any of their > internal organs are anchored) into an opening the size of a dime (that's a > full-grown one)! I had to build a "cage" around the pedals, inside. Further > tragedy was averted. > > Joseph > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120908/980390fe/attachment-0001.htm>
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