Hi Dan, I simply print my service record stickers on plain paper and then use a U-Stick glue stick. It dries clear, and is removeable, and is *CHEAP*! I save my money there and give the client a Fridge Magnet--they love them and I get free advertising! At 12:03 PM 7/6/98 -0400, you wrote: >During a visit to Officemax I saw a boc of printable (You design the >message) Post-it-Notes. I'll have to get a box and see if this would be >a feasible solution (The equivalent of the mechanic's sticker). Of >course, where to put it would be a problem. >Dan Hallett, Jr. RPT >Hallett's Piano Service > >Jon Page wrote: >> >> At 09:37 PM 7/5/98 EDT, you wrote: >> >In a message dated 98-07-05 21:22:24 EDT, skline@proaxis.com writes: >> > >> ><< >Maybe your mechanic should scribble the last oil change and tune up on >> >>>>your dashboard to remind you of the next tuning. (J. Page) >> > >> > They put a little vinyl sheet with this information in the upper left hand >> > corner of the windshield. Easy to see, easy to remove. (S Kline) >> >> > >> > >> >Susan, Jon, >> > >> >Great idea. My mechanic also uses the little vinyl sheet and am I ever >> >grateful. I have my car (turbo) serviced every 3000 miles. Without that >> little >> >sheet in the upper left corner, I never would remember on time. Maybe we need >> >to put these little vinyl sheets somewhere, unobtrosive, so our customers can >> >have a daily reminder to call us. Hummmmm. Suggestions????? >> >Gina >> > >> >> Stickers for their calender? Small labels run thru your printer with a >> space for the >> date last tuned to place on the month prior to next servicing. >> A reminder on the bottom of the bench lid may go forgotten if not opened >> frequently. >> >> Imagine if you went to buy a used car and under the hood were dates written >> with >> a marker. Picture a vintage classic with all this graffiti. >> New cars come with a service record booklet for recording the maintenance. >> >> The only application I have made to pianos is a small pressure sensative label >> (1/2 x 3/4) placed on the plate strut beside #1 agraffe. On this I record >> the date >> which I treated the pressure ridges and agraffes with Protek. I started >> this in >> 1992 and retreatment logged within 3 to 5 years for jumpy and ratcheting >> strings. >> Sometimes another application was required the following year then it >> maintained >> for up to 5 years. >> >> Fortunately these are easily removed because one customer removed the sticker >> both times I treated. I respect his property and will not place another. >> Imagine if I >> wrote this on the bottom of the music desk or plate. He'd probably make me >> refinish >> the pieces. >> >> Keep pianos beautiful, >> >> Jon Page >> Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. "Tuner for the Centre of the Arts" drose@dlcwest.com http://www.dlcwest.com/~drose/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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