<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1226" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=781244015-30082003><FONT face=Arial size=3>Thanks = for suggestion, but I saw it drop between the dampers and the capo bar, into = the hammers/action. I'm thinking UFO's.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On = Behalf Of </B>David Love<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 29, 2003 10:06 = PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Black Holes in = Pianos<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Probably rolled under the plate.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>David Love</DIV> <DIV><A = href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.n= et</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <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">Alan</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> 8/29/2003 3:37:16 PM = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Black Holes in = Pianos</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><SPAN class=523483122-29082003><FONT face=Arial>Dropped the = little stylus doohickey from my iPAQ  through the strings (5th octave) = on an old Chickering quarter grand.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=523483122-29082003><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=523483122-29082003><FONT face=Arial>It has = disappeared into another dimension, apparently. No where was it to be found in the = action, the key frame, the key bed, on the floor, the damper tray and = monkey's etc. I searched for that thing for OVER TWO HOURS.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=523483122-29082003><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=523483122-29082003><FONT face=Arial>Everything = in works just fine. No foreign object interfering with with piano action ... </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=523483122-29082003><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=523483122-29082003><FONT face=Arial>. . . . . . = . . . . .       "Am I on Candid Camera?"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR> <P><FONT size=2>---<BR>Outgoing mail is certified Virus = Free.<BR>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR>Version: 6.0.512 = / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: = 8/19/2003<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <P><FONT size=2>---<BR>Incoming mail is certified Virus = Free.<BR>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR>Version: 6.0.512 / = Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/2003<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>---<BR> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR> Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/2003<BR> </FONT> </P>