Disklavier

a cheap little LED strobe light works really well in cases where you can 
not fill the entry holes easily.

On 8/31/2014 1:16 PM, paulstepclan@... [disklavier] wrote:
>
> I am a retired piano technician and have seen many pianos with mouse 
> damage.  Your major concern is keeping the critters out or the piano.  
> The most common mouse access points are at the bottom of the piano.
> Many vertical pianos have openings in the back corners of the bottom 
> board to make room for the rear casters to swivel.  These openings are 
> easy access for mice.  It is not difficult to create closure of these 
> openings.  The other opening loved by mice is the opening under the 
> pedals.  One Japanese piano (I believe it is Kawai) has a metal 
> housing surrounding the pedals to keep mice out. This might be 
> adaptable to other pianos, but I have never tried.  I have also heard 
> that some people use pads of #2 steel wool under the front of keys.  
> Mice don't like to chew through this stuff.  It is quite resilient, 
> but it might eventually compact.  However, it is easy and inexpensive 
> to replace.
>
> 

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