hey, that should make a good Reader's Digest story Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <tune4u@earthlink.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 8:49 PM Subject: On Stage & Off Topic > I got something today that I'll bet very few tuners EVER got. > > Location: Fort Leonard Wood Army Base. Auditorium of huge reception and > processing building for new recruits. Room is crowded with troops waiting > for ... something. > > Set-up: Enter the piano tech (me) walking onto the stage with folded tilter. > Open curtain to reveal Hamilton piano with missing front caster and cracked > up bass bridge. Begin assembling tilter. Notice that all conversation has > stopped and everyone is looking at me. > > Action: Never able to resist an audience, I address the troops: "This piece > of equipment," I announce, "is the T-17 Vertical-to-Horizontal Heavy-Object > Tactical Load Shifter." A young lady raises her hand: "What does it do, > Sir?" she asks. "Allow me to demonstrate." says I. Using grand mutes to > block the rear casters, I quickly roll the tilter into position, grab the > top of the piano, and deftly lay it down. > > The crowd roars: A standing O. > > Huzzah, huzzah. > > Alan Barnard > Salem, MO > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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