[pianotech] Rodent Piano - Refuse to Service?

[David Love]

Thinking reasonably.  I don't do rodent clean up.  Suggest they call an
exterminator/disinfector.  There must be such a thing, if not, well there's
a whole new industry just waiting for someone to make their fortune.

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Terry Farrell
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 3:27 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Rodent Piano - Refuse to Service?

Have any of your folks ever refused to work on a piano in someone's  
home that had lots of rodent droppings and urine in it - all over the  
keys, keybed, etc.

I have one that I looked at, had to order some parts (super minor  
things) and told them I'd be back to repair and tune. I have been  
wanted to NOT do that piano ever since. I wish to call her back and  
decline to do any work (keys) on it - this thing is infested (not to  
mention the place smells like an uncleaned 10,000-animal dog kennel).  
Lady seems nice enough.

This is the worst case I've ever run into. Am I nuts or am I thinking  
reasonably?

Terry Farrell