More Buzzes and Creeping Things: At CMU, flies burn themselves on the stage lights, fall down and lay wounded on the floor or in the piano. When the piano is played, the flies are stimulated and buzz. About that M, check the damper stop rail, this critter and/or its' screws could be it. Another buzz which "came right from the soundboard decal" turned out to be the rear caster contacting unevenly with the floor which had a small dent. Has anyone else noticed that spiders are attracted to piano tones during tuning, perhaps thinking the vibrations are prey? I've had them hang all around me and watched them head toward the piano no matter what I do, (not good for arachniphobic piano tuners). -Mike Jorgensen.
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