I have a reed organ in the shop that the mice have had a good time
chewing on.  "I hate mieces to pieces!" -- Sylvester J. Pussycat,
Warner Bros. cartoons.  However they do make a nice "fphweeqquue" sound
going up the hose to the shop vac.

Two adjacent reed cells were more gone than were there.  I got two
reeds from my can of leftovers that were the right width and height,
but too long, and covered them with McLube 444 and put them in.
Then I cut two blocks of wood that were the size of the reed cell
holes, and a piece of wood to fill the space between the blocks
(outside the reed cells), and covered them with McLube 444 and stuck
them in what was left of the hole.

Then I filled the space where the wood was missing with "Lakeone Wood
Rebuilder" from Webb Phillips & Associates (e-mail <WPRB@aol.com>).
Once the wood filler had set, the wood pieces I had made and the reeds
pulled out very easily.  A little sanding and, except for the color
change, you can't tell that there had ever been any damage.

The Lakeone Wood Rebuilder stuff is a little pricey, but when you need
it, it is well worth the money.

I am sending three pictures showing the finished repair.  Unfortunately
I didn't take a shot of it before I started.  Have only had the digital
camera about two weeks and forgot I had it.

John Dewey

 [ Nice article and photos, John; I'll put it all at the MMD pictures
 [ site, http://mmd.foxtail.com/Pictures/  Please see the note at the
 [ end of the Digest explaining where to send images and attachments.
 [ -- Robbie