a good reason to pack dental floss

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Phil,
I use the spider wire that I tie my two mutes together with. A split spring
steel handle and a wide rubber bass mute. Just rob a couple of inched and
replace when I get home.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Bondi" <phil at philbondi.com>
To: "Newtonville" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:23 PM
Subject: a good reason to pack dental floss


> Hi all.
>
> Came in contact with a 10-year old baby grand that hasn't
> been used in 7 years - sitting rotting away in a beach hotel
> not far from here. It was brought to my attention that a
> 'child prodigy' will be staying at the hotel, and he must
> practice 3 hrs. every day. I'm all for that!
>
> Anyway, this one comes equipped with whippen-assist, and
> wouldn't you know, 3 of them are broken, and 1 of the 3 is
> missing its string entirely. The other 2 were half-attached,
> and that's an easy fix. - but what to do with this whippen
> with the missing string?
>
> Well - it worked....a bread tie. I put it on A0, but it
> didn't make any difference. It felt the same as the rest.
>
> Thought I'd share,
>
> -Phil Bondi(Fl)