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What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano #1388449 03/04/10 11:57 PM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 6,574 Bucksport, Maine Piano World OP Piano World Founder - Piano Tuner - Pianist 6000 Post Club Member
OP Piano World Piano World Founder - Piano Tuner - Pianist 6000 Post Club Member Joined: May 2001 Posts: 6,574 Bucksport, Maine	(piano technician's, notice something odd about the action?). - Frank B. Original Founder of Piano World Owner of... www.PianoSupplies.com Maine Piano Man My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show... It's Fun To Play the Piano ... PLEASE Pass It On!

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano Piano World #1388466 03/05/10 12:19 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 15,621 Surrey, B.C. Norbert Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
Norbert Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 15,621 Surrey, B.C.	PRICELESS!! Norbert

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano Piano World #1388487 03/05/10 12:38 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,534 Olympia, Washington D Del 5000 Post Club Member
Del 5000 Post Club Member D Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,534 Olympia, Washington	Originally Posted by Piano World <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2fy-R5WCacI&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2fy-R5WCacI&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> (piano technician's, notice something odd about the action?). Only down-stiker that has ever been made to work with any kind of reliability. One thing, though, everybody knows by now that the mouse should be kept next to the computer, not in the piano. ddf Delwin D Fandrich Piano Research, Design & Manufacturing Consultant ddfandrich@gmail.com (To contact me privately please use this e-mail address.) Stupidity is a rare condition, ignorance is a common choice. --Anon

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano Del #1388488 03/05/10 12:39 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 348 Vero Beach,Florida T Terry5758 Full Member
Terry5758 Full Member T Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 348 Vero Beach,Florida	Love it Frank! Thanks for sharing!!

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano Terry5758 #1388491 03/05/10 12:42 AM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 266 Washington state via OH-IO Less Rubato Full Member
Less Rubato Full Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 266 Washington state via OH-IO	I think I'd be more grossed out by the idea of a mouse in my home than just inside my piano

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano Less Rubato #1388692 03/05/10 08:34 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,983 boston north lilylady 4000 Post Club Member
lilylady 4000 Post Club Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,983 boston north	Great cartoon! Even for we old youngsters!!! "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano lilylady #1388712 03/05/10 09:39 AM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 11,199 Maryland/DC/No. VA S Steve Cohen Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
Steve Cohen Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member S Joined: May 2001 Posts: 11,199 Maryland/DC/No. VA	I believe that PianoDisc has tried to get that as well as a similar one by, I think, Bugs Bunny. They uswed it as a demo piece at NAMM years ago, but couldn't acquire the rights. Great stuff. Piano Industry Consultant Co-author (with Larry Fine) of Practical Piano Valuation www.jasonsmc@msn.com Contributing Editor & Consultant - Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer Retired owned of Jasons Music Center Maryland/DC/No. VA Family Owned and Operated Since 1937.

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano Steve Cohen #1388722 03/05/10 09:53 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,257 Williamsburg, VA Piano*Dad Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
Piano*Dad Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,257 Williamsburg, VA	Originally Posted by Steve Cohen I believe that PianoDisc has tried to get that as well as a similar one by, I think, Bugs Bunny. They uswed it as a demo piece at NAMM years ago, but couldn't acquire the rights. Great stuff. You mean PianoDisc could reproduce the mouse. https://www.youtube.com/user/dhfeld/videos

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano Piano*Dad #1388761 03/05/10 10:38 AM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 356 U.S.A. M mahermusic Full Member
mahermusic Full Member M Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 356 U.S.A.	I'd first tune it... so the tone isn't as CHEESY... Charles R. Walter 1520 QA Mahogany #531739 w/ High Polish, Renner and Quiet Pedal

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano mahermusic #1388888 03/05/10 01:13 PM
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Legal Beagle 500 Post Club Member L Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 788	Haha... funny that you posted that cartoon, because based on the title of the thread, I was going to reply: throw a cat in there and close the lid. "Wide awake, I can make my most fantastic dreams come true..." - Lorenz Hart

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano Legal Beagle #1389340 03/06/10 12:40 AM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,986 El Cajon, CA 88Key_PianoPlayer 1000 Post Club Member
88Key_PianoPlayer 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,986 El Cajon, CA	Haha I love this Hey I'd like to see 3:09 done on a Yamaha or another piano with a soft-close fallboard. 1950 (#144211) Baldwin Hamilton 1956 (#167714) Baldwin Hamilton You can right-click my avatar for an option to view a larger version.

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano Piano World #1389351 03/06/10 01:42 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,842 Redondo Beach, California C ChrisA 3000 Post Club Member
ChrisA 3000 Post Club Member C Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,842 Redondo Beach, California	This was entirely made by hand, drawn freehand. No computers. 24 frames per second over a few hundred seconds. There are only a few studios that do this kind of work anymore.

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano ChrisA #1389358 03/06/10 02:06 AM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,944 Las Vegas Brandon_W_T 1000 Post Club Member
Brandon_W_T 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,944 Las Vegas	Perhaps my most favorite cartoon of all times. This never gets old! Hailun HU7P 1799 John Broadwood and son square 1800 George Astor London square 1810 Gibson and Davis New York square 1830 John Broadwood and sons square Aeolian-Hammond BA player organ Conn 652 theater organ 1922 Kotykiewicz two manual harmonium 1880s karn pump organ

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano Legal Beagle #1432066 05/08/10 06:44 AM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 10 china windy_cheml Junior Member
windy_cheml Junior Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 10 china	when I first saw the title,I just think same as you.haha~~ just a beginner of piano ICQ:371424115

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano windy_cheml #1434739 05/11/10 07:46 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 255 Burbank, Ca R Ric Overton Full Member
Ric Overton Full Member R Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 255 Burbank, Ca	Back to the question. Trade it off to your favorite (or least favorite) dealer. Hopefully with the mouse still be in it. However,if you have a mouse like the one in the cartoon,send him my way. I will make him my mascot. He plays a lot better than me. FYI-I'll take the cat too. Ric Overton PianoSD.com San Diego Ric Overton Ric@PianoSD.com http://PianoSD.com

Re: What To Do if There is a Mouse In Your Piano Ric Overton #1435147 05/12/10 12:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 101 FL, USA U Uncle George Full Member
Uncle George Full Member U Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 101 FL, USA	An old favorite cartoon. Great! Thanks for a few minutes of pure fun. (Sorry, not a tech. Cannot comment on the action.) Uncle George