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[Delwin D Fandrich]

The part that still surprises me is that these folks find it necessary to inform
the piano technician of these things. If these things had any real validity
wouldn't we already know? 

Del 
Delwin D Fandrich
Piano Design & Manufacturing Consultant
620 South Tower Avenue
Centralia, Washington 98531  USA
Phone  360.736-7563
<mailto:fandrich at pianobuilders.com> 

| -----Original Message-----
| From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 
| [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman
| Sent: October 03, 2007 8:01 PM
| To: Pianotech List
| Subject: 42
| 
| 
| Cleaning out some of the stuff around my desk (hey, it could 
| happen!), I found a note of something I'd heard long ago from 
| a piano owner and had intended to put in the newsletter. It 
| never made it into the newsletter, but someone here might enjoy it.
| 
| It was a harmless enough seeming call, one of those "how do I 
| go about selling my piano" sort of deals. I was questioning 
| her on the age and history of the piano, when she informed me 
| that "It's not that old. It's not 42 yet, and at 42, all 
| sorts of things go wrong and need fixed".
| 
| Where *does* this stuff come from, and why are people so 
| willing to take something so arbitrary at face value?
| 
| Unfortunately, I didn't have presence of mind enough to ask 
| her how close to the magic day it was, so if any of you knows 
| of a piano about to cross over into post-42ness, keep an eye 
| on it for me. You never know. She might be onto something...
| 
| Ron N
|