I thought that was known as the "magic line". Of course, having crossed it myself some years ago I had always hoped it was a myth. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 8:01 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: 42 Cleaning out some of the stuff around my desk (hey, it could happen!), I found a note of something I'd heard long ago from a piano owner and had intended to put in the newsletter. It never made it into the newsletter, but someone here might enjoy it. It was a harmless enough seeming call, one of those "how do I go about selling my piano" sort of deals. I was questioning her on the age and history of the piano, when she informed me that "It's not that old. It's not 42 yet, and at 42, all sorts of things go wrong and need fixed". Where *does* this stuff come from, and why are people so willing to take something so arbitrary at face value? Unfortunately, I didn't have presence of mind enough to ask her how close to the magic day it was, so if any of you knows of a piano about to cross over into post-42ness, keep an eye on it for me. You never know. She might be onto something... Ron N
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