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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial> Oh ya Mr. tough guy? I got bit
by a poodle 20 years ago whilst picking up a case part off the floor. Pit Bull ?
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>I'd need a change of underwear.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial> Kidding aside--I love dogs and
am generally not nervous around them but those pitbull types do make me
wary.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>As to the poodle incident , the little sucker
grabbed on to my hand for just a second. The skin was not broken but the next
day my hand felt like it had been closed in a car door. Imagine what could
happen with one of those big dogs. You a lucky Dude.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial> Tom Driscoll</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Date: </SPAN>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:43:17
-0700<BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To: </SPAN><<A
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject: </SPAN>[pianotech] A new use for piano
benches<BR></DIV>
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found a new use for piano benches...
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<DIV>I had a lot of work on a 1967 Wurlitzer console. It had a couple of
broken strings, I repinned a few flanges, reshaped the hammers, etc.
While putting the action back in, I was trying to get the dowels for the
pedals to seat in their respective spots on the action.</DIV>
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<DIV>So here I am, flat on my back on the carpet under the the piano with my
hand reaching under to fit the dowel, when I look to my left and I see that
the wife has just let their Pit-bull into the house. I'm looking at him
from about 20 feet away through the legs of the piano bench when he decides I
must be an intruder.</DIV>
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<DIV>He starts growling and snarling and running towards me. I'm sure the
surge of adrenaline helped me to get off my back and on my feet quicker than I
have in probably 20 years! I grabbed the legs of the piano bench on the way up
and tilted the seat bottom directly at the dog, creating a nice wooden barrier
between me and the salivating and barking Pitbull. The owners came
running out and it took them several tense minutes (seconds?) to get him under
control and back outside.</DIV>
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<DIV>And I didn't even get a tip... ;-)</DIV>
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Piano Service, LLC<BR><A
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