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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Dave, If they are not ruined they =
soon will
be.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Expect rust at the spot of the =
stains.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Piannaman@aol.com
href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 04, =
2004 9:40
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Weird animal =
tricks</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Verdana size=3 =
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="12" BACK="#ffffff">I guess you never see it all in this =
business.
<BR><BR>I arrived at the client's mansion this afternoon only =
to find
the 3 year old M and H A in sorry shape. The last tuner =
that
touched it was me, and that wasn't for a tuning, that was doing a gig =
at their
wine-swilling Christmas party. <BR><BR>Tale of the tape: 20-30 =
cents
flat, dust everywhere inside, foreign substance that looks much like =
coke on
many of the bass strings. <BR><BR>I didn't have time to do =
anything but
pitch raise it and tune it to 440, all the while muttering about what =
a waste
it is to have a piano of this caliber in such a state of neglect.
<BR><BR>Before I left, I had the nanny fetch the lady of the house. =
When
she arrived, I very politely informed her that the piano really needed =
to be
better maintained if they wanted it to sound, feel and look good for =
the long
term. I asked her about the spillage on the strings. <BR><BR>She =
responded, "I wonder if that's from when the squirrel got into the =
piano."
<BR><BR>"Inside the piano????" I asked. <BR><BR>"Yes, my =
daughter came
to me one day and told me 'mommy, mommy, there's a squirrel playing =
the
piano.' " <BR><BR>So the substance on the strings is =
undoubtedly
squirrel urine. Thump, should I trash this piano? Just =
teasin' ya.
Seriously, I'll be going back out on Monday to clean the thing =
up and do
some regulation. I'm wondering if the affected strings are =
goners.
<BR><BR>Thanks for reading, <BR><BR>Dave Stahl</FONT>
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