A New Mouse Trap

[Susan Kline]

At 10:48 AM 12/2/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>You are at a university, go ask biology profs.
>
>A cat comes to mind.
>
>                 Newton

A cat has a certain appeal ... the only other non-harmful
aid I can think of is to put a lot of steel wool in the floor
and under the keys of the piano. I've also seen a little
wire cage built around the pedals inside the case, but I
think that mice can squeeze into a piano through many routes,
without problems. But the little guys HATE steel wool. I've
put some in those little cavities between the backposts
as well, so they can't have that handy little nesting spot.

A grand might be more problematic.

Susan


>philromano@attglobal.net wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know of a good way to deter the vermin from entering the piano?
> > I have a non-university client that would like to keep the mice out but
> > doesn't really want to use any lethal means. The piano is actually located
> > on a nature and animal preserve.
> >
> > I have in the past seen the use of pipe tobacco spread under the keys. I
> > don't know if it was effective, but come to think of it there were 
> never any
> > droppings, just a mess of tobacco! Is this just an old wives tale? What
> > other substances might work?
> >
> > Phil Romano
> >