Above, when my replacement body arrived all my neighors was sure that our baby grand piano was getting ruined by the rain.
Well, I graduated in 82 and the AF called me to active duty in Feb 83. I dragged my jeep to California. We played a little in the sand. After graduation as a Missile Launch Control Officer, also known as a conehead, I was ordered to Minot, North Dakota. Why not Minot? Freezin’s the reason. But hey -47 does keep out most of the riff raff.
More rebuilds were in order. I ended up replacing the frame, the original was too far gone. The rails were packed with tree limbs, rust, and boogered welds. ok. Next