I was channel-surfing Sunday night and came across a show called SEEING IS BELIEVING. One of the segments highlighted the activities of Hugh Wheeler from Shropshire, England. A rich, retired gentleman with time on his hands, Hugh decided to build a Trebuchet, which is a medieval weapon, sort of like a catapult. This trebuchet was about 3 stories tall, and was able to hurl cars in the air. Hugh loaded a vertical piano onto the thing, strapped a container of gasoline to the piano, doused it and set it on fire, and launched it a distance of about 2 or 3 city blocks. The sight of the burning piano flying through the air was priceless, as was the explosion when it hit the ground. Unfortunately the sound of the explosion masked the sound of the harp breaking apart, the strings snapping, etc., all of which I would like to have heard. Who among us couldn't comprise a list of pianos that we've serviced in the past which would benefit from such treatment? (See thread entitled "Re:Betsy Ross".) Tom Sivak
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