Extra parts?

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Edward,
OOPS missed the word grand. It must have been the Jolly Green Giant's tooth
pick. I understand that he is wonderful as a piano mover. Good and strong.
O:)
Joe
p.s.. the other message already left before I could delete.
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> From: Edward Carwithen <musicman@eoni.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Extra parts?
> Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 11:48 AM
> 
>   I tuned a fairly new Samick grand a couple of days ago.  There was some
> minor work that required removing the action.  On top of the keys was a
> small dowel that appeared to be hammer shank stock, except that it was
> about 11 inches long, tapered to a point over three inches of one end. 
It
> was pretty obvious that the action had never been taken out before.  I
put
> the dowel in the piano bench as it certainly served no purpose where it
was.
> 
>   What would have this piece have been?  I don't think it was something
> dropped in the piano by the owners..could be, but I don't think so.  It
> looked like something left behind by the builders.
> 
> Any thoughts????
> 
> 
> Ed Carwithen
> Oregon