Thank you to all who responded to my query about making a player piano
quieter.  Robbie, I tried your suggestion with the sheepskin but the
sheep objected strongly!  I have now obtained a thick lambs-wool Doona
(do you call them that in the U.S. of A.?) and I am going to tape it
to the back of the piano.  I'll let you know if it works.

Neil Stevenson
Canberra, Australia

 [ Here in the States we'd probably simply ask for a quilt, which
 [ to some folk would mean a feather or down comforter, but to others
 [ would mean a comforter of polyester "fleece".
 [
 [ Found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duvet  --
 [
 [   In Australia, a duvet or down quilt is often called a "Doona",
 [ which is a genericized trademark (registered to the Tontine Group)
 [ which is derived from the equivalent common Scandinavian term dyne
 [ and popularized by the retailer IKEA in the 1970s.  Originally the
 [ term continental quilt was the standard name used across Australia,
 [ and some regions continue to use this term.
 [
 [ -- Robbie