[pianotech] Item found inside pianos

[Paul McCloud]

I had a call from a woman had purchased a spinet for $100 from an elderly woman who was going into retirement.  It had some broken keys, so I went there to check out the  problem.  As I was opening the bottom board, I joked with her and said, "You never know what you're going to find in an old piano..."   As I opened the board, we found many pretty blue boxes of various sizes.  They were collectible coins.  We contacted the woman who sold it, who was very pleased, if not surprised, to have them.  It was a feel-good story that got in the local paper.  
    Paul McCloud
    San Diego


----- Original Message ----- 
From: David Lawson 
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: 12/17/2010 6:27:16 AM 
Subject: [pianotech] Item found inside pianos


Yesterday I pulled the stack out of an old Playotone player ready for tuning and discovered a single diamond resting on the keyboard. The lady of the house came into the room and I asked her to hold out her hand. I then placed the gem into her hand, and the tears began to fall. She had lost the diamond out of her engagement ring two years before, and had no idea where it had gone. One happy customer I can tell you.
On another occasion I discovered a sapphire ring inside a grand which had been lost by 'Gran' who thought it had gone out with the garbage.
Has anyone else found interesting items when tuning?
David Lawson OZ
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