The Life and Times of a piano By Rob Goodale, RPT - Las Vegas, NV Story & Clark 5' 3" grand #120923, 1927 $900.00 in the window. We deliver! Daily practice at least an hour. Scales, theory book, lessons. Mistakes, start over, too fast, wrong note, where is my pencil? Recital next week, am I ready? Getting better now. Years pass, seasonal tunings, pins hold tight. Sounds good now, keep practicing. Johnny wants to quit, mom says no. Someday you will thank me, you'll see. Give me an hour or no radio show! Johnny goes to war over there. Piano is silent, waits for victory. Home coming, family, a new generation. Mom, can we have the piano? Rock and Roll, I Love Lucy, Good Golly Miss Molly! All tuned up, cleaning, regulation. Here's the bill Mam. Remember, twice a year! Time for your lesson, this is middle C. Tap your foot slowly. An hour a day! Good job! Sit up straight! Back when I was your age... Look, all growing up! Piano is older. Suzy goes to the prom. No time for lessons, college you know. Bob Dylan, protest, Give Peace a Chance, we have lift off. My Fellow Americans! Strings silent again, pitch goes flat, dust on the soundboard. Disco, Star Wars, time to clean house. Hey, I'll give you $500 for it. Are you kidding? Call the tuner, it's only a couple of bad notes. This bench seems wobbly. Hammer shaping, regulation, these pins are a little loose. What does that mean? I think I paid too much. It looks bad, maybe I'll paint it myself. Good lord! Time to practice, your lesson is next week! Ahhh mom... Don't argue! I'll call the tuner. What do you mean it needs a "pitch raise"? I had it tuned only four years ago! Mrs. Jones, might I suggest a better instrument? See the cracks? Hear the buzz? If he learns to play this one I'll buy him a better one! Goo Goo Dolls, Microsoft, READ MY LIPS! Okay, I'll get rid of it. He prefers football. FOR SALE - BEST OFFER What a deal. Honey, look what I bought! Happy Birthday! What? Sorry Mr. Miller, the pins are loose. The strings are rusted and the board is cracked. The bridges are splitting, the hammers are worn, the legs are loose and the bushings are gone. The wippens are shot, the action is bad, the dampers need replacement. CONGRATULATIONS MR. & MRS. MILLER! You'll love your new piano. We'll haul off the old one for free. "I'll take one last look" says RPT. Nope, I think she's a gonner. Sad and silent, the keys softly weep. Eighty years of history, time to sleep. Taking up space, no hope, the patent is terminal. PARTY! - Where's my sledge? How about "Monster Truck Night"? Maybe a nice piano fire, we'll get a keg. Where is my video camera? I'm thinking You Tube! Final chords echo in the face of time. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070829/6fb3ca23/attachment.html
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