Retirement of a fork

[Farrell]

I've never been asked either, but once in a while when someone sees my SAT or Verituner they will comment something like "oh, I guess everything is computer now." Then I will reach into my case an get my fork out tap it on my knee and tell the customer that I keep my fork in my case just in case I run into a piano owner that gets nervous when they don't see the fork. They always laugh.

I've never used a fork. Someday someone will take me to task and ask me to use it! YIKES!!!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: Retirement of a fork


> Ever since I've been in Houston, I've never had one single person
> question me using my SAT. When I was still in West Texas (San Angelo)
> I was almost "afraid" to use anything except a fork, lest I be told
> to leave!
> 
> Avery
> 
> At 02:00 PM 06/01/02 -0500, you wrote:
> > >I can't remember the last time someone insisted I use fork...
> > >
> > >David I.
> >
> >
> >LUKE...                <G>
> >
> >People do occasionally ask me when they're setting up the appointment, if I
> >use a fork. They just don't want someone using "one of those boxes". I also
> >still hear the occasional "Oh good, a fork!" when I haul it out of my tool
> >case to do the tuning. There's still plenty of ignorance left out there for
> >everyone to get their share - as if the 2ner using what they consider to be
> >a proper fork can't possibly do a lousy job on their piano, or the 2ner
> >using a "box" can't possibly know what they're doing to do a good job.
> >
> >It's not the fork or box that makes the difference ma'am, it's the price.
> >That'll be $450 please, and should take about fifteen or twenty minutes.
> >
> >Ron N
> 
>