[pianotech] A new use for piano benches

[Arlie Rauch]

I was called to a house once in a small town.  The lady said she would not be home.  She would leave the back door unlocked.  She had a big dog in the back yard, but he had never bitten anyone.

I love dogs (have a Shnauzer) and usually get along with them well, but when I arrived the dog appeared absolutely ferocious.  I could not reach the back door without passing through his territory.  After driving all that way, I did not want to leave without tuning.  I surveyed the area and noted the position of the clothes line posts.  If I walked around the house and the dog tried to follow me, he would wrap himself around the posts and thus shorten his chain.  I could always leave through the front door if necessary.

It worked.  What amazed me was that he was still wrapped around those posts when I left.  I'm guessing the client wondered when she came home why her dog was in that position.

Arlie Rauch

On Apr 20, 2012, at 12:00 PM, pianotech-request at ptg.org wrote:

> From: "Larry Fisher RPT" <larry_fisher at pdxtuner.com>
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> I see Stillwater actually got some snow this year.  Great shot of the PW.
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> Yeah, dogs.  Each leg of the grand has a story to tell through an odiferous medium.  Yep, white carpet, immaculately clean, take your shoes off as you enter, everything in it?s place, caster cups and the surrounding carpet stained with canine history.  
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