lost and found

[Meyer Carl]

Conrad:  If you want to add to your list, I have found a small harmonica in
a grand piano,  a rat skeleton next to a box of rat poison, and a domino
under a grand plate.
Boy did that rattle when just certain notes were hit.  Piano came from
Europe.

Carl Meyer



----- Original Message -----
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: lost and found


> 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
> ----------------------------------
> 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
> What if there were no hypothetical questions?
>
>