That's way more than we wanted to know... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Gerald Groot" <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> To: kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net; pianotech at ptg.org Received: 2/5/2010 4:41:12 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Interesting Find >Ever find puke inside of a piano? I did. Someone had a little bit to much >to drink. I came, saw what I was in for, I left. No way could I clean >that up. I made them call someone else. That is, unless they wanted more >puke added to it as I attempted to clean it up.. Still smelled too. That >one was FREEEEEEEEE! > >Jer Groot > >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >Of Ken & Pat Gerler >Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 8:34 PM >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: Re: [pianotech] Interesting Find > >Mice storing them for the winter. I had a customer expecting family that >evening. The night before, she had filled to 10" bowls full of hard candy. >When I got there that morning, both bowls were empty. The bowls were on end >tables on either side of a sofa. I pulled the cushions and show her where >all the candy had disappeared. > >Ken Gerler >----- Original Message ----- >From: Terry Farrell <mailto:mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 5:18 PM >Subject: Re: [pianotech] Interesting Find > >I had a piano some years back where the customer said none of the keys >worked - you couldn't push them down. I went there and removed some of the >keys and found the entire keybed - all the space under the keys - was >completely filled with acorns. Not really 100% sure how they got there. > >Terry Farrell > >On Feb 4, 2010, at 2:43 PM, Marc Mailhot wrote: >Hi everyone. > >Just got back from a supposed 30 min piano evaluation that turned into a 2 >hour service all. > >Seems a rodent got into her Wurlitzer Spinet...built a nice nest and helped >himself to piles of dogfood...still on the action...IN the action...and on >the bottom of the piano. Being a Spinet did not want to pull the acton and >managed to get most of it out. Still more left which will require another >service call and likely pulling all the keys out as I found little morsels >of food underneath the 3 keys I pulled to get the food out.Tuning after the >next service call. Pulled one original key screw out and found it was bent >in the middle...installed that way at the Factory in 1963 per my dating of >the SN. More quality workmanship from Wullitzer! My customer got her >camera out and I took a good number of photos which she'll send me and then >I'll share with all of you. I love this job and thought I'd share my morning >with you all. Last known tuning was in June 1994. > >She lives in the country and I suspect this happens all the time...but my >first encounter with rodents who like pianos! > >All for now. > >Regards as always. > >Marc P. Mailhot >Marco Polo Music >Westbrook, Maine USA >The Love You Take is Equal to the Love You Make... >The Beatles/Abbey Road (The End)...1969 >--- On Thu, 2/4/10, pianotech-request at ptg.org <pianotech-request at ptg.org> >wrote: >From: pianotech-request at ptg.org <pianotech-request at ptg.org> >Subject: pianotech Digest, Vol 16, Issue 46 >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 2:00 PM >Send pianotech mailing list submissions to > pianotech at ptg.org ><http://us.mc507.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pianotech@ptg.org> >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/pianotech >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pianotech-request at ptg.org ><http://us.mc507.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pianotech-request@ptg.org> >You can reach the person managing the list at > pianotech-owner at ptg.org ><http://us.mc507.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pianotech-owner@ptg.org> >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of pianotech digest..." >Today's Topics: > 1. Re: pianotech Digest, Vol 16, Issue 44 (Anna-Luise Messerschmidt) > 2. Re: Axis of evil sounds (was hardening hammers on a Chinese > PSO) (Kerry) > 3. Re: Pleyel Grand Regulation (David Ilvedson) > 4. Pleyel Grand Regulation (CALANDE Luc) >_______________________________________________ >pianotech mailing list >pianotech at ptg.org ><http://us.mc507.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pianotech@ptg.org> >http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/pianotech > >
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