Two things come to mind that were not mentioned in the " all inclusive " list. 1. While determining why two keys ( adjacent ones ) on a piano were sticking, the culprit turned out to be the lady's husband's missing VISA card. ( Strangely enough it disappeared about the same time that the keys started to stick.) 2. My mentor purchased a piano from a widow in Colorado, took it to his shop and removed the keys for the usual cleaning that a used piano should get. However, beneath the keys were several envelopes. He opened each one and found something in excess of $1500.00 in green cash in those envelopes. Just in case you are wondering, he did make the appropriate phone call to the widow, verified that her husband had some $$ set aside that she never did find - and she knew the exact amount. Cash was returned to her. BTW she gave him several hundred dollars as a "finders reward". When he told me this story, it wasn't for the purpose of the strange things that pianos can harbor, but rather on the importance of honesty. John R. Fortiner Billings, MT. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
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