I like that... very creative!! On 8/29/07, Rob & Helen Goodale <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu> wrote: > > *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/20070829/943a946e/attachment.html
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