Which hot?

[Mike and Jane Spalding]

Clyde,

This is just a guess, but is it possible that finely ground pepper might be more likely to become airborne, and annoy the owner/player?  Or look so much like dust that it will be vacuumed out by the next tuner?

Mike


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 5:38 AM
Subject: Which hot?


> 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
> 
> gordon stelter wrote:
> 
> > ( And sprinkle some cayenne
> > powder in there, for good measure!!! )
> >      Gordon Stelter
> 
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