Hantavirus

[Joel Jones]

allan
Saw your email in the archives about  hantavirus as I was searching for
info.  I just returned from a service call at a college to fix a 'sticking'
damper.  Instead I found a big mouse nest made of stringing braid, and felt
bits from the action.

Have you been involved with cleaning  a piano after  a mouse has used it for
his nesting?    What guidelines do you follow?

I know from past discussions not to turn on the vacuum.  Remove the nest and
residue without raising any dust.    The article off the web advises
spraying with disinfectant.  After 30 minutes spray with 10% solution of
chloring bleach.  After 30 minutes wash with bleach or disinfectant.

This little fellow has obviously been all over the piano, so I suspect a
total GI cleaning is going to be necessary.

Thanks for input. 

Joel
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Joel A. Jones  RPT
Piano Technicians Guild
Assistant Institute Director
June 29 - July 3, Nashville, TN
http://www.ptg.org/conv.htm
jajones2@facstaff.wisc.edu
608/833-1488