Embarrassed Cat ! !

[Les Smith]

On Wed, 28 Feb 1996, Robert S. Bussell wrote:

> At 08:21 AM 2/28/96 -0700, you wrote:
> >Les,
> >   Sounds to me like he was trying to pay the rent (or add to his vacation
> >fund).
> >
> >RE: the technician was quoted as saying, "Once you let down the tension and
> >    unhitch a string, it can't be reused. All those strings are going to have
> >    to be replaced."
> >
> >Avery
> >
>
> Never trust a reporter to get technical stories right.  We may never know
> what really was said.
>
> Bob,
> Robert S. Bussell RPT
> Indianapolis In.
> rbussell@iquest.net
>
>
You're right, Bob, we may never know what was really said. However, as I
related the story, I was trying to be tactful(!). I know the technician
invloved and have never doubted the accuracy of the quote. Of course, what
he MIGHT have said was " not only can't those old strings be reused, but
we're going to have to restring the rest of the piano as well."! As someone
noted earlier, it IS a jungle out there.

Les Smith
lessmith@buffnet.net