I had found a bundle of Home and Car keys.. Client told me they looked all over for them and it was too late.They had spent hundreds of dollars re-keying all locks around the house and 3 cars. Isaac ,in sunny Los Angeles. On Feb 14, 2010, at 3:26 PM, Barbara Richmond wrote: > Yahtzee score pads? Now you're talking.... > > You mean you've never fished out any of those little green army men? > > I've told this story before, but what the heck, I'm getting older, > I'll go ahead and repeat myself. :-) > > I went to tune the lady's grand piano, and when I got there, I got > the feeling that she wasn't too enthused about me. Maybe it was my > being young and female--or maybe it was that I charged more that > nice, old Mr. Whoozits, who had tuned her piano for years. She left > me to my work. I was working away and got to the treble section. I > could hear a rattly clunk. I removed the fallboard and a set of car > keys was sitting on the piano keys. I called to the owner, asking > her if she was missing a set of car keys. She looked > incredulous--17 years prior they had bought a new car. The toddler > was playing with the car keys and suddenly nobody new where the keys > were. They looked everywhere, even took apart duct work, but never > could find the keys. All those years Mr. Whoozits either didn't > hear the clunk, or never bothered to investigate. heh, heh, heh... > > The worst I have had to remove, besides barf, was (used) chewing > tobacco (dorm piano). > > Barbara Richmond, RPT > near Peoria, Illinois > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <choffsommer at hotmail.com> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 3:49:47 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada > Central > Subject: Re: [pianotech] things in pianos > > > Stories . . . > > I once found a huge, really huge, diamond ring in a Steinway L. It > had been taped to the under side of the plate, and I dislodged it > while cleaning. When I handed it to the piano owner, she was > shocked, saying she had totally forgotten about the ring and the guy > who had given it to her. > > How could a guy who gave such a huge ring be that forgettable? > > D > > > > That ring might have been huge to you... ;-} > > > What follows is a list of thing I found in pianos, mostly during my > first 5-10 years in the business. Nothing that would be a surprise > to most tuners. Most of which could/did cause rattles. > > > > > > Acorn > Afro-comb > Allen wrench (1/16") > Ankle bracelet > Amusement ride token > Audio Cassettes (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:Handkerchief > 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 > Name tags > Dowel > Drain plug (1/4") > Drapery hook > Drill bit (Broken) > Earring pendant > Engagement ring > Eyeglass case > Fabric > Felt > File > Fingernail > 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 bean > 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 nest (Inhabited) > 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 > 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 > Wrist watch > Yahtsee score pads > > > Conrad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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