Karen, At 08:13 2/19/99 EST, you wrote: >I found a wooden paint stir stick in the keybed of a spinet that hadn't been tuned for 30 years. Along with the usual coinage, safety pins, mail, etc. Congratulations on finding something which might actually be useful! I haven't updated this list in years, but the newer tuners might be made aware of the vast hidden treasure they will be uncovering when working on pianos. Treasures found in Pianos ---------------------------------- Acorn Afro-comb Allen wrench (1/16") Ankle bracelet Amusement ride token Audio Cassette (in & without box) Balls:Ping-pong Golf Super wood Band-Aids Barbie purse Barettes Bassoon plaque BB's Belt loops Bicycle chain link Bingo markers Bottles:Glue/mucilage Empty humidifier slide oil Bow tie Bracelet Brazil nuts Buttons Cake candle holder Candle Candy wrappers Cat rabies tag Cereals:Cherrios Cocoa Krispies Chalk Chapstick Checkers Children's:Handerkerchief " Story book Christmas tree ornament (Broken) " window decal Church programs Cigarette lighter Cigar & Cigarette ashes and butts Clarinet reeds Clarinet reed clamp screw Cloth name patch Clothespins Clothing price tag Coins (Real & play) Cookies Cough drops Coasters Crayons Croutons Decomposing hard candy Dental pick Doll eyes / shoes Dowels Drain plug (1/4") Drapery hook Drill bit (Broken) Earring pendant Engagement ring Eyeglass case Fabric Felt File Fingernail (glue-on type) Food service silverware washing bucket Flag-bearing toothpick Flashbulb Floss pick Furniture brackets Garbage bag tie Guitar picks High school:Hall pass Library card Insole insert Insects - dead & alive Jar full of coins (good hiding place!, but not good enough.) ;-} Jigsaw puzzle pieces Jelly bean Ketchup packets Key (Dormroom) Kleenex (Usually used) Leaves & needles Library book label Lip gloss tube Lollipop sticks "Mad" play money M&M's Marbles Masking tape Matches Metronome pendulum weight Mickey Mouse key fob " " book Miniature crosswalk sign Mini-backgammon set Model train scenery Mouse nest (live inhabitants) Muffin paper Music " theory flashcard Nailfile Nails:Paneling Finishing Roofing Name tag Necklace Nuprin tablets Nut & bolt Oboe tube Padlock Paper Paper:Airplanes Clips Cups Peanut shells Pens Pencil erasers Pencils Photographic negative (110 size) Pierced earring Pins:Hat Bobby Safety Straight Piano bridge Pistacio shells Pitch pipe Pizza coupon Plastic:Knives Forks Spoons Cups Straws Magnifying glass Labels Dental floss pick Straw (Easter Basket type) Napkin holder Political campaign button Popcorn (unpopped) Popsicle sticks Pop-tops Q-tips Raisin Razor blades Receipt (Cash register tape) Religious medals Rubber bands Regular Orthodontic Salt packets Sea shell Scissors Scotch tape Screw hook Screwdriver Screws Sewing needles Sewing machine needles Shoe insert Silly putty egg Spaghetti (raw) Staples Straw Tail for Pin-the-tail-on-donkey Temporary auto registration Threaded rod (¼"-20) Throat lozenges Thumb tacks Tiddley winks Toilet paper roll Toothbrush Towel Twist ties UFO's (Unidentified, and thankfully unidentifiable found objects) Violin mute - rubber type Water Wine bottle cork wire Wood shavings Wristwatch Yahtsee score pads Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu Luther College (319)-387-1204 Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 The best things in life aren't things.
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