Dogs and pianos

[Avery Todd]

Jonathan,

Didn't mean to yell. After all it was only 1 letter that made it a "yell"! 
:-) I like
animals, too.

Avery

At 03:54 PM 03/05/03 -0700, you wrote:
>Avery, no need to yell at me here.
>
>That's exactly what was done.  Rather than charge the customer hundreds
>of dollars for me to buff and clean them by hand, I'm ordering a new set
>from YC.
>
>Still disgusting to think about.  Dog urine doesn't corrode on contact,
>it has to SIT there for awhile.  Which was the case here.
>
>
>Don't forget, I'm the pro-dog one here.
>
>And a good ozone machine (a real one producing contained lightning)
>should be able to take care of whatever odors people are having troubles
>with.
>
>
>Jonathan Finger RPT
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
>Behalf Of Avery Todd
>Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 3:38 PM
>To: Pianotech
>Subject: RE: Dogs and pianos
>
>SO?????????? Clean it, replace it or whatever, and go on!!!!!!
>
>Avery
>
>At 12:14 AM 03/05/03 -0700, you wrote:
> >Thump:
> >
> >I worked on a YC PG-185 two weeks ago with severely corroded castors.
>I
> >tried to figure out what had done it, until the owner fessed up that
>her
> >dogs had "marked" the legs of the piano.  EWWWWWW   .... In this
> >instance I am right with you bud... it was disgusting.
> >
> >
> >Jonathan Finger RPT
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
> >Behalf Of gordon stelter
> >Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 12:09 AM
> >To: Pianotech
> >Subject: Re: Dogs and pianos
> >
> >Yes, I have smelled plenty of reeking people, too, of
> >all economic conditions. Highly repulsive!
> >     But "Sterile world"? What about the fabulous 6'4"
> >Packard ($300) I had to turn down because of the pile
> >of excrement that had been under it? (Tell-tale sign:
> >badly corroded leg ferrules. Owner "fessed up".)  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!)
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> > >
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