old rattle...

Cy Shuster 741662027@theshusters.org
Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:49:30 -0400


If it's unused, it might be worth more than the piano, eh?  :-)  Keep me 
posted as to how my "twin" is doing!

That's really funny, Conrad!

--Cy--

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 2:54 PM
Subject: old rattle...


> Folks,
>
> The fun part of the job.
>
> Today, I finally removed the plate out of the old 5'8" Krakauer and found 
> the buried treasure.
>
> I'm guessing that there was a pesky little rattle in the thing for a 
> loooooong time.
>
> -it had been donated over 40 years ago to the church where I found it.
> -there was the same sort of epoxy type material skwooshed into and along 
> one of the soundboard cracks as I had found in several collars around 
> tuning pins.
>
> I found one Victrola needle...
>
> ;-}
>
>
>
> Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS, CRS.
> Decorah, IA
>
> - Certified Calibration Technician for Bio-powered Digitally Activated 
> Lever Action Tone Generation Systems.
> - Pianotech Flamesuit Purveyor
> - American Curmudgeon Society - Apprentice Member and Founder
>
>
>
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