I know!!! TF On Mar 1, 2010, at 9:54 PM, Scott Gray wrote: > Or was it?.... He didn't say. > > Scott Gray > > > > On 3/1/2010 3:09 PM, Terry Farrell wrote: >> >> Well, at least it wasn't because you were playing the piano! ;-) >> >> Terry Farrell >> >> On Mar 1, 2010, at 12:59 PM, Norman Dutton wrote: >> >>> As an infrequent participant, I'll reintroduce myself: My name is >>> Norm Dutton, and I'm Dave Ilvedson's "not so newbie" apprentice. I >>> have an odd experience to tell about. >>> >>> I recently tuned a Wurlitzer console for a couple who were >>> referred to me by Dave. They had a large bird cage, about 4' high, >>> right next to the piano, with two songbirds in it. It was close >>> enough that the birds were getting birdseed into the keyboard, >>> which I had to clean out (they have since moved the bird cage). >>> Before firing up the vacuum cleaner, I asked the people if the >>> birds were okay with the noise of the vacuum, and they said the >>> birds would be fine. I kept an eye on them, and they seemed fine >>> while I vacuumed. Then I tuned the piano. For a while the birds >>> sang along, which was annoying, but not too distracting. I was >>> grateful when they stopped singing, but didn't really pay >>> attention at the time. After I was packed and ready to go, I >>> turned to say goodbye to the birds and noticed one of them lying >>> face down on the bottom of the cage! The bird died. Fortunately, >>> the people don't blame me for the bird's death. It's a bit of a >>> mystery. >>> >>> Has this happened to anybody else? >>> >>> Norman Dutton >>> PTG Associate Member >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100301/22e936ad/attachment.htm>
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