Hi everyone.
Just got back from a supposed 30 min piano evaluation that turned into a 2 hour service all.
Seems a rodent got into her Wurlitzer Spinet...built a nice nest and helped himself to piles of dogfood...still on the action...IN the action...and on the bottom of the piano. Being a Spinet did not want to pull the acton and managed to get most of it out. Still more left which will require another service call and likely pulling all the keys out as I found little morsels of food underneath the 3 keys I pulled to get the food out.Tuning after the next service call. Pulled one original key screw out and found it was bent in the middle...installed that way at the Factory in 1963 per my dating of the SN. More quality workmanship from Wullitzer! My customer got her camera out and I took a good number of photos which she'll send me and then I'll share with all of you. I love this job and thought I'd share my morning with you all. Last known tuning was in June 1994.
She lives in the country and I suspect this happens all the time...but my first encounter with rodents who like pianos!
All for now.
Regards as always.
Marc P. Mailhot
Marco Polo Music
Westbrook, Maine USA
The Love You Take is Equal to the Love You Make...
The Beatles/Abbey Road (The End)...1969
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