Almost OT - Professional uses of spit

[Michael Spalding]

Clyde,

A little fresh spit on the finger-tip makes it a whole lot easier to pick a
tissue punching out of the box.

Mike



> [Original Message]
> From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 12/18/2003 5:33:23 AM
> Subject: Almost OT - Professional uses of spit
>
> OK, friends, you know I'm looking for some interesting reading material
when I
> ask this question.  What other "professional uses of spit" are out
there?!  In
> our super-hygienic culture I assumed it's unprofessional to use spit for
> *anything,* so it's actually sort of refreshing to see it in print.
>
> It brings back memories of when I was a little boy.  On Sunday mornings
my mom,
> who had seven kids, would check our faces in the car on the way to
church.  If
> there were obvious smudges, out came her hanky with a little spit and a
little
> rubbing -- problem solved.  I hated it!  But that was back in the days of
weekly
> baths in the galvanized tub behind the space heater.  Same water for
three or
> four of us, one after the other, of course.  Ah, those were the days....
>
> Regards,
> Clyde
>
> Joseph Garrett wrote:
>
> > I usually wet the veneer with a bit of spit. This softens it, so it will
> > conform to the hole.
>
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