At 06:38 AM 9/21/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Friends, > >For those who regard pepper as a rodent deterrent, does it really matter >which kind? The red pepper I found inside two pianos was so coarse, >intact seeds, etc. that I think it looks really tacky (of course the >piano tech will be the only person that sees it, but still...). Could >one use finely ground hot pepper of *any* variety, just sprinkle a thin >almost imperceptable layer, and still have the desired effect? Or would >that be too risky for other reasons? Any pepper specialists out >there?! <G> > >Clyde The coarser grains are obvious. Fine dust is not and if in the future someone touched it and then wiped the area around their eyes... Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@attbi.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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