07-21-2014, 05:26 AM
I bought a very basic old piano for a song -- a real one made out of wood and stuff. It was housed in an old, crumbling plantation-style home in a small village. Acquiring it was an only-on-the-Big-Island experience, with people hanging upside down and other interesting sights that I cannot describe here.
It occurred to me that it might have some bugs in it. Before I move it into my home, I was wondering if anyone has ever treated a piano for termites.
I have heard of people freezing furniture for 3 days to get rid of termites. But I am not sure that freezing a piano and then warming it up to 80 degrees is a good idea. And it was suggested to me that a fumigation company might be able to just tent the piano or fumigate it off-site in some sort of vault.
Anyone have any suggestions or anecdotal knowledge of how this might be done?
It occurred to me that it might have some bugs in it. Before I move it into my home, I was wondering if anyone has ever treated a piano for termites.
I have heard of people freezing furniture for 3 days to get rid of termites. But I am not sure that freezing a piano and then warming it up to 80 degrees is a good idea. And it was suggested to me that a fumigation company might be able to just tent the piano or fumigate it off-site in some sort of vault.
Anyone have any suggestions or anecdotal knowledge of how this might be done?