lost and found

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

Ron,

At 16:05 03/15/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Any other lost and found stories you'd like to share?



When I first started tuning I also started noting non-piano objects I 
found. (piano entrails?) I haven't added to it in a decade or so, but here 
are some of the things I'd found:

Treasures found in Pianos
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Acorn
Afro-comb
Allen wrench (1/16")
Ankle bracelet
Amusement ride token
Audio Cassette (in & without box)
Balls:Ping-pong
          Golf
          Super
          wood
Band-Aids
Barbie purse
Barettes
Bassoon plaque
BB's
Belt loops
Bicycle chain link
Bingo markers
Bottles:Glue/mucilage
            Empty humidifier
            slide oil
Bow tie
Bracelet
Brazil nuts
Buttons
Cake candle holder
Candle
Candy wrappers
Cat rabies tag
Cereals:Cherrios
            Cocoa Krispies
Chalk
Chapstick
Checkers
Children's:Handerkerchief
                  Story book
Christmas tree ornament (Broken)
   "             window decal
Church programs
Cigarette lighter
Cigar & Cigarette ashes and butts
Clarinet reeds
Clarinet reed clamp screw
Cloth name patch
Clothespins
Clothing price tag
Coins (Real & play)
Cookies
Cough drops
Coasters
Crayons
Croutons
Decomposing hard candy
Dental pick
Doll eyes / shoes
Dowels
Drain plug (1/4")
Drapery hook
Drill bit (Broken)
Earring pendant
Engagement ring
Eyeglass case
Fabric
Felt
File
Fingernail (glue-on type)
Food service silverware washing bucket
Flag-bearing toothpick
Flashbulb
Floss pick
Furniture brackets
Garbage bag tie
Guitar picks
High school:Hall pass
            Library card
Insole insert
Insects - dead & alive
Jar full of coins (good hiding
  place!, but not good enough.) ;-}
Jigsaw puzzle pieces
Jelly beans
Ketchup packets
Key (Dormroom)
Kleenex (Usually used)
Leaves & needles
Library book label
Lip gloss tube
Lollipop sticks
"Mad" play money
M&M's
Marbles
Masking tape
Matches
Metronome pendulum weight
Mickey Mouse key fob
   "      "   book
Miniature crosswalk sign
Mini-backgammon set
Model train scenery
Mouse nests (some with live inhabitants)
Muffin paper
Music
   "   theory flashcard
Nailfile
Nails:Paneling
       Finishing
       Roofing
Name tag
Necklace
Nuprin tablets
Nut & bolt
Oboe tube
Padlock
Paper
Paper:Airplanes
       Clips
       Cups
Peanut shells
Pens
Pencil erasers
Pencils
Photographic negative (110 size)
Pierced earring
Pins:Hat
      Bobby  (I am convinced that they are factory installed, having rarely 
found an old piano without them.)
      Safety
      Straight
      Piano bridge
Pistacio shells
Pitch pipe
Pizza coupon
Plastic:Knives
         Forks
         Spoons
         Cups
         Straws
         Magnifying glass
         Labels
         Dental floss pick
         Straw (Easter Basket type)
         Napkin holder
Political campaign button
Popcorn (unpopped)
Popsicle sticks
Pop-tops
Q-tips
Raisin
Razor blades
Receipt (Cash register tape)
Religious medals
Rubber bands
         Regular
         Orthodontic
Salt packets
Sea shell
Scissors
Scotch tape
Screw hook
Screwdriver
Screws
Sewing needles
Sewing machine needles
Shoe insert
Silly putty egg
Spaghetti (raw)
Staples
Straw
Tail for Pin-the-tail-on-donkey
Temporary auto registration
Threaded rod (¼"-20)
Throat lozenges
Thumb tacks
Tiddley winks
Toilet paper roll
Toothbrush
Towel
Twist ties
UFO's (Unidentified found objects)
Violin mute - rubber type
Water
Wine bottle cork wire
Wood shavings
Wristwatch
Yahtsee score pads



Conrad Hoffsommer - mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu
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