Weird animal tricks

[Joe And Penny Goss]

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Hi Dave, If they are not ruined they soon will be.
Expect rust at the spot of the stains.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
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  From: Piannaman@aol.com=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 9:40 PM
  Subject: Weird animal tricks


  I guess you never see it all in this business.  =20

  I arrived at the client's mansion this afternoon only to find the 3 =
year old M and H A in  sorry shape.  The last tuner that touched it was =
me, and that wasn't for a tuning, that was doing a gig at their =
wine-swilling Christmas party.=20

  Tale of the tape:  20-30 cents flat, dust everywhere inside, foreign =
substance that looks much like coke on many of the bass strings.  =20

  I didn't have time to do anything but pitch raise it and tune it to =
440, all the while muttering about what a waste it is to have a piano of =
this caliber in such a state of neglect.=20

  Before I left, I had the nanny fetch the lady of the house.  When she =
arrived, I very politely informed her that the piano really needed to be =
better maintained if they wanted it to sound, feel and look good for the =
long term.  I asked her about the spillage on the strings.=20

  She responded, "I wonder if that's from when the squirrel got into the =
piano."=20

  "Inside the piano????"  I asked.=20

  "Yes, my daughter came to me one day and told me 'mommy, mommy, =
there's a squirrel playing the piano.' "  =20

  So the substance on the strings is undoubtedly squirrel urine.  Thump, =
should I trash this piano?  Just teasin' ya.  Seriously, I'll be going =
back out on Monday to clean the thing up and do some regulation.  I'm =
wondering if the affected strings are goners.=20

  Thanks for reading,=20

  Dave Stahl 
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