[pianotech] Interesting Find

[David Ilvedson]

What are you talking about?  It was a dog, obviously...        

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "CHARLES BECKER" <cbeckercpt at verizon.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 2/4/2010 5:10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Interesting Find


>I once found the space under the keys filled up with dog kibble.  That was one busy 
>rodent.
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Terry Farrell 
>  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
>  Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 6:18 PM
>  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Interesting Find


>  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

>          --- On Thu, 2/4/10, pianotech-request at ptg.org 
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>            Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 2:00 PM


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