[CAUT] S&S Hearing Aids!?

[stranges at oswego.edu]

But you *could* get away with not wearing any if you decided just to wear
the apron..

(until the onlooker turned to watch you leave..)

:D


> Wearing slacks is always a good idea!
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> "Elwood Doss" <edoss at utm.edu>
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> I have two S&S black aprons.  Paid a bundle for them, as the price of
> aprons go, but it sure does look good when I walk through the Fine Arts
> Building wearing one with my long-sleeve shirt and tie (I also wear
> slacks, socks and shoes)
> Joy!
> Elwood
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> Rev. Elwood Doss, Jr., M.M.E., RPT
> Piano Technician/Technical Director
> Department of Music
> 145 Fine Arts Building
> University of Tennessee at Martin
> Martin, TN  38238
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
> johnsond
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:22 AM
> To: College and University Technicians
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> Hi-
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> Lots of good comments.  We all know that our industry would be in a very
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> sorry state if only good players with money bought good pianos.  Painful
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> as it is for us to witness, I suppose Steinway can't really be faulted
> for following marketing trends.  Who hasn't noticed what has been done
> with probably the King of brand name accessories?.......
> Harley-Davidson.  As long as these products are marketed through the
> web, chances are the majority of customers will also be owners.  I
> suppose that fits.  Obviously pianos and motorcycles are very different
> markets, but there is enough material there for someone to finish a
> graduate degree in the study.  I think also some of us have warned of
> what could be lost in our own organization as we sort the balance
> between growing into a larger, potentially more influential voice in the
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> industry and yet holding on to the traditional meaningful standards
> which made us want to join in the first place.  Let's just hope we never
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> see the accessories bought into department stores, cause the next step
> would be a dedicated aisle at Fleet Farm (god forbid) !   As for me, I
> think I'll pass on replacing my old, worn S&S tee-shirts.
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> cheers~
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> dennis.
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