I had a situation like this a few years ago in an old upright. I was astounded! If you looked closely, you could just make out the color red as a miniscule piece of felt was left intact right where the pin touched the side of the mortice. I guess the larvae couldn't get around it or close enough to eat it completely. Sure was funny lookin. I always presumed it was the larva of the wool eating moths :-) Ken At 07:46 AM 12/1/99 -0500, you wrote: >Hello- > >Yesterday I made a first-time call with a new customer whose daughter was >complaing about the keys feeling "loose". When I opened it up, it was >very clear what had happened. There were THOUSANDS of what I guess were >larvae "casings" piled up in and around the keys. These were the >exoskeletons, I presume, and were app. the size of a center pin in length >and thickness. > >Anyway, they had COMPLETELY eliminated the key button bushings - licked >'em clean! Many balance rail felts were partially eaten, but no other >felt in the entire piano was disturbed. I have never run into this >particular critter before..... any idea what is was? > >Mark Potter >bases-loaded@juno.com > >
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