[CAUT] Rodentia

[Wigent, Donald E, Jr]

Hay, Don't you like the stench of rat doodoo.? 

Don Wigent  

 

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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Shawn Brock
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:34 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Cc: Pianotech List
Subject: [CAUT] Rodentia

 

Ya know,

this hole subject reminds me of my first month at Emil Fries.  The
director came to me one day and asked "Shawn sense you have previous
tuning and repair experience, I'm wondering if you have cleaned a
piano?"  I told him that I had not and we preceded to find a donated or
trade in piano for me to clean.  We had just got this Marshall and
Windal vertical in from some where and it needed a lot of work.  Don
told me to try to salvage the ivories, disassemble the piano, remove the
keys and call him.  I did just that.  The problems started when I
removed the front panel, I thought man this thing stinks!  I put on my
rubber gloves and touched the keys and boy was it full!  Dog food, bird
seed, cotton and more!  I went to Don, and told him this piano was not
worth cleaning.  He insisted that I get the job started and he would
check on me in a while.  The picture you see is after probably about 90
percent of the unsavory stuff was removed.  I found no fewer than 6 mice
in this piano.  All departed thank god!  Needless to say we junked the
piano.  I have had a strong dislike for the brand sense that day.

Shawn

	----- Original Message ----- 

	From: Keith Roberts <mailto:keithspiano at gmail.com>  

	To: College and University Technicians <mailto:caut at ptg.org>  

	Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:52 PM

	Subject: Re: [CAUT] Rodentia

	 

	Really, you should have trapped the rodent and given it a nice
nome in a Whitney spinet. How cruel. Somebody turn him in. 

	Keith Roberts

	
	
	 

	On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Susan Kline <skline at peak.org>
wrote:

	You have all sorts of lovely pianos and all you let him eat is a
KIMBALL?? Sounds like a case for the SPCA ... 

	
	
	At 05:01 PM 5/27/2008, you wrote:
	
	

	Thorough little bugger. Got everything paper or cardboard he
could reach - and half of the bridle straps and a half dozen spring
loops. He likes peanut butter, so the addition of some cotton to the
mix, wrapped around the trigger, should get him. I'll know Friday.
	
	Ron N
	
	

	 

	 

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