You turned down a Baldwin L for $300 because the leg ferrules were corroded??? Unbelievable! Haven't you ever hear of replacing them? JMHO! Avery >Or >the vintage Balwdwin "L", also $300, same story. > I think that I merely have a civilized >disposition but, alas, such is not fashionable these >days, as can readily be seen in our media. > Thump > >--- John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> wrote: > > Boy, Gordon. > > I don't think I would want to live in your sterile > > world. You do seem > > a tad paranoid. > > It would be a pretty sad place, if there were no > > 'dirty' pets. > > They do a world of good, just look at the dogs and > > cats that visit or > > are at old folks homes. The elderly, look forward to > > the visits. > > Also, speaking of a dog's licks, it is a proven fact > > that the human > > bite is more dangerous than a dog's because of the > > additional germs in > > a dog's mouth. > > Don't get me wrong now, I would never French kiss a > > dog. :-) > > Dogs only reek, if the owners don't look after them. > > I don't know about you, but I have smelled a few > > people that 'reeked' > > as you put it, and there is no excuse for them, > > being dirty. > > Regards, > > John M. Ross > > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > > > > P.S. Yes you do have a silly name. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:41 AM > > Subject: Dogs and pianos > > > > > > > Dear list, > > > I also just don't like them because they > > stink, > > > and I have spent thousands of dollars on pianos > > (nice > > > ones!) that I have had to destroy because there is > > NO > > > WAY that I could eliminate the stench and, in good > > > conscience, sell the piano to one of my very nice, > > > clean, non-pet owning customers!!! ( Who would be > > > equally repulsed, and very angry with me were they > > to > > > know what kind of environment it had been in! ) > > > This is something else that dog owners seem > > > oblivious to ( besides the fact that dogs are > > often a > > > hostile public menace )... DOGS USUALLY REEK!!! > > And > > > they always stink at least alittle. To anyone who > > does > > > not have the smell so entrenched in their sinuses > > that > > > they can no longer percieve it, that is. > > > And how do you justify letting a dog slobber > > on > > > your fingers, knowing that it may just have just > > > ingested/licked something repulsive, and then > > stick > > > said fingers in a costly piano, an musical art > > object > > > representing centuries of dedication and > > refinement? > > > I am truly glad that I am more respectful > > than > > > that. > > > Thump > > > P.S.: I may have a silly name, but I do know > > what > > > "class" is! > > > P.P.S.: Americans spend 5 times on their pets as > > they > > > do caring for their elderly parents.(Great > > > priorities!) > > mailman/listinfo/pianotech > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: >https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more >http://taxes.yahoo.com/ >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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