[pianotech] Interesting Find

[Terry Farrell]

I had a piano some years back where the customer said none of the keys  
worked - you couldn't push them down. I went there and removed some of  
the keys and found the entire keybed - all the space under the keys -  
was completely filled with acorns. Not really 100% sure how they got  
there.

Terry Farrell

On Feb 4, 2010, at 2:43 PM, Marc Mailhot wrote:

> Hi everyone.
>
> Just got back from a supposed 30 min piano evaluation that turned  
> into a 2 hour service  all.
>
> Seems a rodent got into her Wurlitzer Spinet...built a nice nest and  
> helped himself to piles of dogfood...still on the action...IN the  
> action...and on the bottom of the piano.  Being a Spinet did not  
> want to pull the acton and managed to get most of it out.  Still  
> more left which will require another service call and likely pulling  
> all the keys out as I found little morsels of food underneath the 3  
> keys I pulled to get the food out.Tuning after the next service  
> call. Pulled one original key screw out and found it was bent in the  
> middle...installed that way at the Factory in 1963 per my dating of  
> the SN.  More quality workmanship from Wullitzer!  My customer got  
> her camera out and I took a good number of photos which she'll send  
> me and then I'll share with all of you. I love this job and thought  
> I'd share my morning with you all.  Last known tuning was in June  
> 1994.
>
> She lives in the country and I suspect this happens all the  
> time...but my first encounter with rodents who like pianos!
>
> All for now.
>
> Regards as always.
>
> Marc P. Mailhot
> Marco Polo Music
> Westbrook, Maine USA
>
> The Love You Take is Equal to the Love You Make...
>
> The Beatles/Abbey Road (The End)...1969
>
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