It's Gonna Be Good

[kam544@flash.net]

>... I think the answer would be along the line of, "I
>am not willing to take the risk of loaning my tools to anyone.  Just the
>possibility of not having them when I need them would drive me bonkers."
>
>Regards,
>Clyde

Clyde, List,

I once borrowed another technician's tools at the St. Louis National
Convention to tune a piano for the lounge act in the hotel.  It started out
as a fun idea, and I was itching to tune a piano for some reason.

During the tuning I got to thinking what if a string were to break, or
something were to go wrong that I didn't have the means to fix before show
time.  It was a eerie feeling realizing the situation I had put myself in
without considering possible consequences.

Fortunately, everything came off without a hitch.  The musicians were
delighted, and for a couple of hours, I dined and danced the night away
with my honey.

Holiday cheers,

Keith McGavern
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA