Question Of The Month When a grand piano (no matter what brand) and a cat (actually a kitten) get in a fight, who wins? While you are formulating your answer (just like on Jeopardy), let me tell you the story. I recently had a customer call to get a tuning and "minor" repair on their lovely grand piano. The dampers weren't working properly. Little did I know! When I arrived at the home (after making the appointment well in advance), what I discovered was that their new kitten had decided to get up in the piano and attack all the felt pads of the dampers that it could reach (fortunately, only the flat felts). Of course I didn't get to see the kitten (I assume it is still alive). What I did get was a big ball of wool, along with many pieces of wool under the strings and plate on the soundboard. So -- who wins when a cat and grand piano fight? Why, the technician, that's who! John Elving, RPT Sacramento, CA
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