most disguisting service call?

[Farrell]

Me thinks you just might get the GOLD medal!

OOOOOOoooooooooohhhhhhhhhhmygosh. YUK! Toooo, tooo much.

Quite a laugh hearing about it from this distance. I'll remember this one
next time I think I'm on a stinky job!

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Koval" <drwoodwind@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 3:22 PM
Subject: most disguisting service call?


> You really want to know?
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> Maybe this is like cyber road-kill, you really don't want to know, but you
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> maybe say "glad it wasn't me!"
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> Well, it wasn't mice, I ran into one in an organ years ago.  Seems there
> were a few notes that wouldn't play.  The petrified remains were stuck
> between the contacts.  I let them pull it out!
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> Nope, it wasn't bugs.  In my 'hungrier' years I opened up a piano in a
> basement and watched as hundreds of roaches (seemed like that many)
> scattered.  The owner just went to get the can of spray.  I banged off a
> stool to place my toolkit on, and went to work. (No, I didn't mean because
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> was hungrier I was searching for an alternate, crunchy source of protein)
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> No, this was at a local college that has an afternoon community program.
> Little kids.... midwest winter..... cold and flu season.  Still wanna hear
> about it?
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> Came home after work, my wife told me that the head guy at the college
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> called to follow up on his email he sent.  Hmmmmm, just checked the email
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> few hours ago, nothing new.  Now, my poor insecure mind leaps into
> hyperwarp, just tuned the D for a recital a few days before, haven't I
been
> doing a good enough job, what is he in a rush to tell me?  Logged
> on....BZZZZrap, bebong, bebong, "you are now connected" (extra credit to
> name the isp)
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> "Ron, a student just threw up on one of our pianos, the teacher cleaned up
> as much as he could.  Give me a call."
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> Yikes!
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> Well, with kids of my own, and dog and cat urping experiences under my
belt,
> I grab the bucket and head for the door.
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> Patient:  Steinway B (no they didn't use the loaner Yamaha sitting right
> next to it)
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> Location of 'material':  right on the keys, middle C position, gravity
> assited to seek lower ground.
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> You know how there are a couple of slots in the key bed?  Well when the
> action is pulled, it packs any 'material' deeply into those slots.  Ugh.
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> course paper, carboard and felt is absorbant, so all those pesky punchings
> will have to go..................one real late night....
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> Even with the rubber gloves I took an extra long shower that night. :)
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> Ron Koval
> Chicagoland
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> Looking forward to the solo and ensemble 'bionic' tuning nights this
month.
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