Peanuts Begins by Charles Schulz for August 10, 2016

Yeah, better trust your gut and find a professional piano tuner.

If this had led to a story arc, I’d picture a skeptical Patty eyeing CB’s work in progress and asking,“Charlie Brown, are you building something or tearing something down?”

Good call Schroeder.

At least he didn’t drop the tools on the piano. Schroeder would have really gone ballistic.

Impressive set of tools for a little kid.

It just occurred to me—Schroeder hasn’t spoken in the strip at this point, has he? Which is kind of interesting, since Lucy was speaking about as soon as she was introduced.

I had to reread the strip, I thought Charlie Brown had made the piano heavy. But actually, Schroeder is carrying the piano away before CB can do anything!

Run Schroeder, RUN.

I see an ax or hatchet, a chisel, a hammer & a saw.But what is CB holding in his right hand??

I had one of those pianos when I was little. I don’t think tuning was an option…

He should get the world famous Dr. Opporknockity to tune the piano. Then he’ll never have to have it done again.

After all, “Opporknockity Tunes But Once.”

There’s a (much later) strip where Schroeder is bragging to Charlie Brown: “I have perfect pitch.”“You mean A perfect pitch, and who cares, it’s football season!”Then Schroeder thinks to himself “I need a transfer to a different comic strip!”