Your being a little hard on Mr. Whoozits. He never tuned the top 2 octaves, so how could he have heard the rattling sounds? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Barbara Richmond" <piano57 at comcast.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 2/14/2010 3:26:03 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] things in pianos >Yahtzee score pads? Now you're talking.... >You mean you've never fished out any of those little green army men? >I've told this story before, but what the heck, I'm getting older, I'll go ahead and >repeat myself. :-) >I went to tune the lady's grand piano, and when I got there, I got the feeling that >she wasn't too enthused about me. Maybe it was my being young and female--or >maybe it was that I charged more that nice, old Mr. Whoozits, who had tuned her >piano for years. She left me to my work. I was working away and got to the treble >section. I could hear a rattly clunk. I removed the fallboard and a set of car keys >was sitting on the piano keys. I called to the owner, asking her if she was missing a >set of car keys. She looked incredulous--17 years prior they had bought a new car. >The toddler was playing with the car keys and suddenly nobody new where the keys >were. They looked everywhere, even took apart duct work, but never could find the >keys. All those years Mr. Whoozits either didn't hear the clunk, or never bothered to >investigate. heh, heh, heh... >The worst I have had to remove, besides barf, was (used) chewing tobacco (dorm >piano). >Barbara Richmond, RPT >near Peoria, Illinois >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <choffsommer at hotmail.com> >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 3:49:47 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >Subject: Re: [pianotech] things in pianos >Stories . . . >I once found a huge, really huge, diamond ring in a Steinway L. It had been taped to >the under side of the plate, and I dislodged it while cleaning. When I handed it to >the piano owner, she was shocked, saying she had totally forgotten about the ring >and the guy who had given it to her. >How could a guy who gave such a huge ring be that forgettable? >D >That ring might have been huge to you ... ;-} >What follows is a list of thing I found in pianos, mostly during my first 5-10 years in >the business. Nothing that would be a surprise to most tuners. Most of which >could/did cause rattles. >Acorn >Afro-comb >Allen wrench (1/16") >Ankle bracelet >Amusement ride token >Audio Cassettes (in & without box) >Balls:Ping-pong >Golf >Super >wood >Band-Aids >Barbie purse >Barettes >Bassoon plaque >BB's >Belt loops >Bicycle chain link >Bingo markers >Bottles:Glue/mucilage >Empty humidifier >slide oil >Bow tie >Bracelet >Brazil nuts >Buttons >Cake candle holder >Candle >Candy wrappers >Cat rabies tag >Cereals:Cherrios >Cocoa Krispies >Chalk >Chapstick >Checkers >Children's:Handkerchief >Story book >Christmas tree ornament (Broken) >" window decal >Church programs >Cigarette lighter >Cigar & Cigarette ashes and butts >Clarinet reeds >Clarinet reed clamp screw >Cloth name patch >Clothespins >Clothing price tag >Coins (Real & play) >Cookies >Cough drops >Coasters >Crayons >Croutons >Decomposing hard candy >Dental pick >Doll eyes / shoes >Name tags >Dowel >Drain plug (1/4") >Drapery hook >Drill bit (Broken) >Earring pendant >Engagement ring >Eyeglass case >Fabric >Felt >File >Fingernail >Food service silverware washing bucket >Flag-bearing toothpick >Flashbulb >Floss pick >Furniture brackets >Garbage bag tie >Guitar picks >High school:Hall pass >Library card >Insole insert >Insects - dead & alive >Jar full of coins (good hiding >place!, but not good enough.) >Jigsaw puzzle pieces >Jelly bean >Ketchup packets >Key (Dormroom) >Kleenex (Usually used) >Leaves & needles >Library book label >Lip gloss tube >Lollipop sticks >"Mad" play money >M&M's >Marbles >Masking tape >Matches >Metronome pendulum weight >Mickey Mouse key fob >" " book >Miniature crosswalk sign >Mini-backgammon set >Model train scenery >Mouse nest (Inhabited) >Muffin paper >Music >" theory flashcard >Nailfile >Nails:Paneling >Finishing >Roofing >Name tag >Necklace >Nuprin tablets >Nut & bolt >Oboe tube >Padlock >Paper >Paper:Airplanes >Clips >Cups >Peanut shells >Pens >Pencil erasers >Pencils >Photographic negative (110 size) >Pierced earring >Pins:Hat >Bobby >Safety >Straight >Piano bridge >Pistacio shells >Pitch pipe >Pizza coupon >Plastic:Knives >Forks >Spoons >Cups >Straws >Magnifying glass >Labels >Dental floss pick >Straw (Easter Basket type) >Napkin holder >Political campaign button >Popcorn (unpopped) >Popsicle sticks >Pop-tops >Q-tips >Raisin >Razor blades >Receipt (Cash register tape) >Religious medals >Rubber bands >Regular >Orthodontic >Salt packets >Sea shell >Scissors >Scotch tape >Screw hook >Screwdriver >Screws >Sewing needles >Sewing machine needles >Shoe insert >Silly putty egg >Spaghetti (raw) >Staples >Straw >Tail for Pin-the-tail-on-donkey >Temporary auto registration >Threaded rod (¼"-20) >Throat lozenges >Thumb tacks >Tiddley winks >Toilet paper roll >Toothbrush >Towel >Twist ties >UFO's (Unidentified found objects) >Violin mute - rubber type >Water >Wine bottle cork wire >Wood shavings >Wrist watch >Yahtsee score pads >Conrad
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