Um... I'd rather take the advice of a doctor than take the "medical" advice of tuner geeks on the internet. :) -- John Formsma, RPT Blue Mountain, MS On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Marshall Gisondi <pianotune05 at hotmail.com>wrote: > 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 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121104/f4951052/attachment.htm>
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