This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Re: clothingYour a fuddy duddy! David I. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Cliff Lesher=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 10:52 AM Subject: Re: clothing Tex, While servicing a 1953 Acrosonic on Tuesday, I came across a pamphlet = that Baldwin apparently included with the piano. In it there was = section about service, tuning and how to choose a technician. The = accompanying picture (drawing) showed a tuner at someone's door wearing = a double-breasted suit, doffing a chapeau, and carrying what appeared to = be a doctor's bag. While times have changed, I don't think this image is terribly far off = from the impression a good piano technician should offer. Call me a = fuddy duddy, but I wear dress pants, dress shirt, and tie. I try to = keep the shoes shined. After all, piano doctors still make house calls. Cliff Lesher Winfield, PA From: Wimblees@AOL.COM Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 11:10:06 EDT To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: clothing In a message dated 6/20/02 4:43:36 PM Central Daylight Time, = grandrestorations@yahoo.com writes:=20 I wear a short sleeved work shirt=20 (happens to be light blue, other colors would=20 work) on which I had embroidered my first name=20 above one pocket and a grand piano with the=20 company name above the other pocket. =20 I see that others wear your name on the shirt, in some form or = another. I am sorry, but to me that brings our profession down to the = level of a janitor, plumber or auto mechanic. I can see the plastic name = tag, used by doctors. But anything embroidered on a shirt, to me, is = "low class." We are supposed to be high class people, invited into not = only the home, but usually in the best room of the home. I want to = present myself as professionally as possible, and an embroidered shirt = just doesn't cut it.=20 Just my view=20 Wim=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/a3/cd/4e/7c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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