Spittle (was gluing, etc...)

JHarvey440@aol.com JHarvey440@aol.com
Sat, 27 May 1995 01:02:58 -0400


gl>So much for my idea of selling little bottles of spit in Albuquerque

Take heart, Gordon. It happens to everyone. I was once prepared to become
rich overnight by developing 'Nerf' spurs. I figured they'd sell well to
cowboys (likely urban) who owned waterbeds.

Since I dislike replies that quote two pages only to say "Thanks", I'll throw
in my method of handling the on-site water situation. I carry a -very- small
bottle of soaking solution in my basic service kit. The bottle is the
dropper-type, similar to those used for eye drops. However, instead of acetic
acid or wallpaper remover, my solution consists of water and 'Shaklee
Basic-H' (R). I can't recall the industry term for this, but it's sole
purpose is to make water "wetter". I'm amazed at the number of times I've
used this elixir for any number of piano-related projects.

The spit thread will likely die out pretty soon. I suppose someone will come
up with hair grease or scalp oil for centerpins next. After that, I don't
know how far we should push the limits of being "self-contained"  on the job!
<grin>

Regards,
Jim Harvey



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