Hammer fluff fallout

[Richard Oliver Snelson]

The part about "getting the piano on the porch." You do this alone?
Perhaps the little old lady helps? As always, Gordon, take it to the
extreme. Where are all these pathogens that you speak off? Seems we
would all be really sick puppies working in the filth all the time. I
see a heck of a lot of old piano tuners out there. Must not be too bad
after all. Rich

gordon stelter wrote:
> 
> But please be mindful that the wretched yuck which we
> routinely remove from pianos ( mose feces, dessicated
> cat pee, etc.. ) contains pathogens and tiny, tiny
> bits which EASILY traverse the holes in vacuum cleaner
> bags which are, to them, about as restrictive as the
> Lincoln Tunnel is to a  Miata!
>      For this reason I do not use vacuums to blow air
> into pianos, but have on my Dirty Piano Service Call
> Truck a big air compressor and about 150 feet of hose.
> If it's JUST dust I will vacuum, then blow out. But if
> its really, nastier stuff I will get the piano on a
> porch and blast away, inviting the customer to view
> ( from a safe distance) the amazing cloud of filth
> which rises from thgeir parlor's most frequent
> resident.
>     ( They usually are very grateful. )
>     Thump
> 
> --- Brian Lawson <lawsonic@bdmail.co.za> wrote:
> > Take along a vacuum cleaner, one which also blows.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Davis" <davistunes@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 7:30 PM
> > Subject: Hammer fluff fallout
> >
> >
> > When I'm re-shaping hammers, there's always a lot of
> > fluff that floats around.  Therefore, I'm reluctant
> > to
> > do hammers in the customer's home without scheduling
> > Merry Maids to show up and dust after I'm finished.
> >
> > Am I just messy or is the fallout part of the ordeal
> > of having one's piano serviced.
> >
> > And that brings up another thing, how do you deal
> > with
> > upright re-shaping at the customer's home?  It's not
> > fun doing it on the floor or front porch (AMHIK),
> > and
> > I'm not really set up for hauling a couple of small
> > tables along.
> >
> > Just wondering,
> >
> > Dave Davis
> > Renton, WA
> >
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