<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a piano that has had an = infestation of termites.  Close examination revealed small bore holes the size of = a pin head most of which were plugged with termite pellets.  Speaking of = which there were termite pellets in the action cavity and I found the screw = blocks for the stack and the key frame were the affected areas.  I've = vaccuumed the area thoroughly and saw wings shorter than carpenter ants would have amongst the debris.  Also there were partial remains of = almost paper like debris stuck to the wood in areas near the largest eaten away = area.  I'm assuming this is the start of their tent  = ..........  like wasps would build a nest.  As I recall termites don't like = being in the light and so they build outside tunnels to connect their = neighborhoods together.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm curious to know what to do about = this.  The owners just moved here from Hawaii and I'd like to report back = to them soon.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone have experience on this matter??</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="mailto:larryf@pacifier.com">larryf@pacifier.com</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope y'all are having a plush season.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>