[pianotech] What Kind of Creature?

[Terry Farrell]

The rare Canadian Prairie Pianobird?

Anon

On Sep 8, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Albert Picknell wrote:

> Hello List
>
> This blob of fluff (see attachment) was recently pulled from the  
> space between the action rail and the plate (below the upper treble  
> strings) of a late-60's Yamaha console.  Portions of the muffler  
> rail felt and the hammer rail cloth were chewed up, which accounts  
> for the white and green portions, but the greyish portion appears to  
> be from some source outside the piano (unless a long-ago tuner left  
> some greyish-coloured felt item in there).  The piano has absolutely  
> no mouse droppings or urine stains, and has spent its entire  
> existence on the Canadian prairies (mostly in Saskatchewan).  Any  
> ideas as to what kind of creature might have done this?
>
> Puzzled,
> Albert Picknell
>
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