"Bambino Treatment"????

[Farrell]

"Divers searched the bottom of this pond, and found evidence of a piano!"

And that evidence was?

It would be extremely easy to do an electro-magnetic survey of the pond. Very sensitive hand-held instruments are  available that can easily identify a chain-link fence post, a 55-gallon drum, and certainly with great ease, a 350 lb. cast iron plate. Although I must admit that I have never found a piano plate with this method. You could do the pond in a couple hours and be done with it.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Livingston" <pianotuner440@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Cc: <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 2:05 AM
Subject: Re: "Bambino Treatment"????


> Dear Joe,
> 
> As you know, Babe Ruth played for our local whipping boys, the 
> often-maligned Boston Red Sox, until he was sold to the Yankees in 1920 for 
> tons of cash, so their owner could invest in "No No Nanette".  It's still 
> painful to think about here!  Ask any tech from New England- thinking about 
> that trade, you get the same feeling as when you have to have a root canal, 
> or are called to fix an A=420  spinet with 6 broken hammers.
> 
> The story goes that Babe owned a house on a small pond in Sudbury, a  suburb 
> to the west of Boston. He had an old upright in the house, and during a 
> party, somehow rolled it onto a dock leading to the pond.  Either the piano 
> was the ultimate klunker or the Babe was really drunk;  anyway,  the piano 
> landed in the water.
> 
> The story was retold over the years, and a group of historians (and piano 
> techs, I guess) have been researching the story.  There was an article in 
> the Boston Globe last summer, and I'd try to find a link for you if my 
> computer skills were any more advanced than sending this email.  I'm sure 
> you could find it on-line.
> 
> Divers searched the bottom of this pond, and found evidence of a piano!  The 
> plan is to raise it up, restore it, haul it to Fenway Park, and maybe 
> somehow FINALLY rid our team of "The Curse Of The Bambino"  so we can 
> FINALLY win a World Series here for the first time since 1918.
> 
> It's almost spring, and we in New England are forever hopeful.  Anyway, 
> that's the story of the Bambino's piano.
> 
> Greg Livingston
> baseball fan, proud Boston chapter PTG member (new associate)
> Wellesley, MASS
> pianotuner440@hotmail.com
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Always remember September 11, 2001
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
> >Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Subject: "Bambino Treatment"????
> >Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 19:46:14 -0800
> >
> >Being a Westerner, not familiar with this term. <G>
> >Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> >
> >Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
> >
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