Almost OT - Professional uses of spit

[Carl Meyer]

I recall Will Rogers saying (I may not have this quote quite right)  That "A
certain politician wasn't worth a pitcher of warm spit."  The best thing
about spit is it's ready availability.  Works great on one surface of a ca
glue joint.  Just don't reverse them.

Carl Meyer Ptg assoc
Santa Clara, Ca.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 3:33 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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