[pianotech] Holy Crap it's CRAP!

[John Formsma]

Funny!!

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JF

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Rob & Helen Goodale <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu>wrote:

>  Here's a new one...
>
> There is a commercial recording studio here that I periodically work for.
> They have a beautiful Kawai GS-100, probably among the best top 10 pianos
> extant in Southern Nevada.  They are currently working on a project and
> called me in yesterday for tuning.  Late last night I received a call from
> the manager saying that there was a buzz in the piano and it was interfering
> with the recording.  I came in and checked all the typical buzz sources -
> lock, hinges, lid prop, plate bolts, trap work, sound board buttons, and so
> on.  I could not find any problem that would make the buzz go away.
>
> Next I pulled out my handy Spurlock sound board sweeper hoping to find a
> paper clip.  I started at the tail and worked my way forward, raking every
> accessible corner.  All I was pulling out were dust bunnies.  Finally I got
> to the treble section and was about to give up when I heard something scrap
> along the sound board as I swept past it.  BINGO!  I knew I had found the
> cause but what could it be?  It seemed to roll around so it was difficult to
> pull it into view.  HOLY CRAP, IT"S CRAP!  That's right, three little
> jewels.  I immediately laughed out loud causing the manager and the pianist
> to run in to see what I had found.
>
> "It's cat Sh*#!!"
> (a pause...)
> "Oh no it ain't, that's dog Sh*#!!"
>
> The pianist quickly turned irate, they immediately knew it's origin.  It
> seems that a while back they were working with a guy who was a real jerk and
> they ended up having to throw him out.  He had three little dogs and he
> apparently PUT that in there for his personal revenge!   It was the only way
> it could have happened.  It had turned rock-hard and was dancing around on
> the board.  I immediately became a hero, (after it had hit the fan).
>
> Rob Goodale, RPT
>
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