<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Kenny, </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>t</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>he only way to fix this problem, is to have them clean and sterilize the parts. You might have to supervise.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Then you just repair the damage and reassemble.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>If this message had been sent, April 1st., I might have been suspicious.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I really liked Rob Goodale's post, re this one. LOL</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">tune4u@earthlink.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 18, 2003 12:22 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Anyone need a job?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=062242103-18042003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Yes, he's very poopular at parties.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=062242103-18042003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=062242103-18042003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=062242103-18042003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Grateful No One Dumps On My Crappy Pianos in Salem, MO</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Joe And Penny Goss<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 17, 2003 9:38 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Anyone need a job?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mother dubs you king of pun. Great posty! Still grinning ear to ear.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=rrg@unlv.edu href="mailto:rrg@unlv.edu">Robert Goodale</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 17, 2003 5:02 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Anyone need a job?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Talk about a real crappy job, this one hits the fan!   It could prove to be a pile of work.  I'd say that urine for some trouble.  I hope it doesn't turn out to be a smear campaign.  Before you take the big plunge have the hindsight to bring along some professional strength "liquid tuner".  If you see the guy who did it I'd suggest giving him a good wippen.  What a squatter!  I guess you might say that his performance really stinks.  Of course that would explain his wanting to practice tinkling on the ivories.  I suppose as long as it all came out in the end.  Maybe he just prefers a stool over a piano bench.  Well it sounds like you've got a leg up on things but I'm glad you gave us the scoop.  By the way, if some of the keys don't work you might want to try giving them a little "jiggle".</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Is this getting to be a little too much to digest?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Las Vegas, NV</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The local hospital has four pianos which I have been servicing regularly for a number of years. One grand old upright in the extended care terminally ill lock-in area, had an old alzheimer-afflicted patient, who was in a hurry to get to the toilet, mistook the keybed for a toilet seat, and defecated all over it. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm booked every day until next week. They have offered me unlimited budget. I haven't seen it yet. I have warned not to put water on it. They also will supply rubber gloves, white coat, and face mask.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In 25 years in the piano industry, this is the worst yet. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Happy Easter, list.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kenny Finlayson, RPT</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>