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

[Annie Grieshop]

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