[pianotech] interesting thing happened not sure if piano related

[paul bruesch]

Last I heard is that you should get a booster every 10 years, unless an
event like Marshall's happens after 5 years or more... then it's time for
another booster.

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Paul Williams <pwilliams4 at unl.edu> wrote:

>  I think you better get another Tetnus shot.  I should too!  Can't count
> how many times I get the nasty "poke" from a piano wire!  I should do it
> too. I think we all techs should get one more often than the normal
> schedule. Wow, those pokes bleed!
>
>  Drink lots of water, get another tetnus shot and keep up informed!  See
> the doctor too!
>
>  Being suffering from Gout, I have to drink a lot of water.  Most people
> don't drink as much as they should anyway. So drink up! When I wake up in
> the morning, I drink two large glasses of H2O before even brushing my
> teeth. Water flushes the body out of crap we store. Drink up my harties! Yo
> ho!
> I hope you get over this, Marshall!
>
>  Paul
>
>
>   From: Marshall Gisondi <pianotune05 at hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: "pianotech at ptg.org" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: Sunday, November 4, 2012 3:24 PM
> To: "pianotech at ptg.org" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Subject: [pianotech] interesting thing happened not sure if piano related
>
>   Hi Everyone,
> I wanted to know if pianos could have anything that could cause an alergic
> reaction namely swelling hives and itching on hands.  I've been trying to
> trace my tracks to find out what I could have touched that would cause
> this.  I don't have any food algeries because I had alergy tests last year.
> Ragweed and grass is the problem.  I found some firewood at the curb when
> passing someons house and snatched it up, but I've handled firewood lots of
> times throughout my life and had no problems.  I even split fire food with
> a sledge hammer. Does that scare any of you out there since I 'm alegall
> blind guy.   Pine sap bothers me but not like this.
>
> On Friday when I finished up tuning a nice Pramberger console I either
> didn't realze or forgot that a little metal thing that the piano owner put
> on or was there originally, not certain,  the foot of the bench to keep it
> from damaging the floor fell off and landed with the pointy part up. I
> kneeled down to take off the bottom panel in order to adjust the muffler
> rail pedal and I kneeled on that sucker the metal pointy things.  It hurt
> like  a you fill that in. lol  I didn't think anything of it. I finishedup
> and went to the bathroom to wash hands etc like I always do when I finsh at
> a customers house, force of habit because I've grown so accustomed to
> taking public transit and sometimes the wait is long.  Anyway I had bled
> onto my pant leg on the knee and didn't think anything of it. I went home
> and took care of it. Could something from that metal thing gotten into my
> system and caused the hives on both hands and legs too a day later?  I did
> have a tetanus shot 5 years ago.  Fortunately my neice is a physician
> cardiac assistant and called in a perscription for me some steroid
> medication. Im still itching some when I handle things or use hot water,
> but have any of you ever had this happen?  I've been cut by piano wore I
> don't know how many times and even brass center pins and didn't have a
> reaction.  This was so weird.  thanks
> Marshall
> 215-510-9400
> http://www.phillytuner.com
>
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