Or was it?.... He didn't say. Scott Gray On 3/1/2010 3:09 PM, Terry Farrell wrote: > Well, at least it wasn't because you were /playing /the piano! ;-) > > Terry Farrell > > On Mar 1, 2010, at 12:59 PM, Norman Dutton wrote: > >> As an infrequent participant, I'll reintroduce myself: My name is >> Norm Dutton, and I'm Dave Ilvedson's "not so newbie" apprentice. I >> have an odd experience to tell about. >> >> I recently tuned a Wurlitzer console for a couple who were referred >> to me by Dave. They had a large bird cage, about 4' high, right next >> to the piano, with two songbirds in it. It was close enough that the >> birds were getting birdseed into the keyboard, which I had to clean >> out (they have since moved the bird cage). Before firing up the >> vacuum cleaner, I asked the people if the birds were okay with the >> noise of the vacuum, and they said the birds would be fine. I kept an >> eye on them, and they seemed fine while I vacuumed. Then I tuned the >> piano. For a while the birds sang along, which was annoying, but not >> too distracting. I was grateful when they stopped singing, but didn't >> really pay attention at the time. After I was packed and ready to go, >> I turned to say goodbye to the birds and noticed one of them lying >> face down on the bottom of the cage! The bird died. Fortunately, the >> people don't blame me for the bird's death. It's a bit of a mystery. >> >> Has this happened to anybody else? >> >> Norman Dutton >> PTG Associate Member > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100301/c5f3e0c9/attachment.htm>
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