[pianotech] Who Ate the Key Bushings?

[David Stanwood]

Hi Terry,

When I was in Cuba '97 we had a symposium on insect damage in pianos, 
particularly termites.  The only thing that seemed to work over long 
periods of time is hothot pepper.   We have a lot of moth larvae 
"activity" here on Martha's Vineyard and I've had good luck with 
keeping the action clean and dust free and sprinkling Red Pepper 
powder on key frame felts.  The larvae like dark woolly places but 
not with the addition of pepper powder!

David Stanwood


>Terry Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
>Wed Nov 7 17:21:35 MST 2012


>Until today I had not seen every key bushing on a piano eaten by 
>something.....