Dumb Move #2

[Clyde Hollinger]

Tommy,

If I had to judge who made the dumb move, it wouldn't be you.

A similar situation develops when I take the case parts off the front of the
piano to tune it, and lay them on the floor. ( Leaning them against a wall is an
even worse idea in a "little kid" house.)  Something about them attracts the
kids, and they like to walk on them.

Now we all know some of those music desks aren't all that substantial even for
holding music.  I've never had a kid actually break one, but if Mom or Dad are
nearby I usually ask, "Is it okay if I put these parts here?" mostly to alert
them to keep their eyes on the child, or the dog, or whatever.

Regards,
Clyde

Bigeartb@AOL.COM wrote:

> Hello Ya'll:
>      I've been in this business for almost 30 years and told ya'll about
> dropping my first set of dampers and busting my tootie at the same time.
> Well, today I went to the local college to do some work for my long time
> friend in the music department. Because of dampers problems I was in the
> process of removing the action from his Hyunda Grand Piano and had pulled it
> out over the edge of the key bed as I have done a number of times. I left it
> well balanced and turned around to move a table closer so I could completely
> remove the action and set it on the table. How was I too know my best ole
> buddy decided he wanted to see the hammers jump up while it was setting on
> the edge of the key bed. So he hit a major chord with both hands....hammers
> jumped up....real hard. You guessed it the action  fell off the piano  , hit
> the floor perfectly on the key end and bounced around. I ?+$%^#@ and his eyes
> got big. You know what. I picked it up, placed it on the table. Nothing was
> broken and I only had to adjust the back checks. I put it back in the piano
> and it played just as "bad" as the thing ever played. The moral of the story.
> Never let your best ole buddy play the piano unless the strings are real
> close to the hammers. It will jump off the edge of the instrument.
> Another dumb move.....I know....I should have already had the table ready for
> the action. How was I to know he was going to play the stupid thing.
> Tommy Black
> Decatur,Ala.
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