True. But I compensate by being VERY neat, clean and nicely dressed. And I always ask to wash my hands before "operating", even if the house and piano looks like the inside of a dumpster (or worse!). That impresses ( and sometimes shames ) them! Another option is to keep your nice looking tool box in a non-descript cardboard box in the car. But I'd still do without the permanent internal padding. Gets dirty and can't be cleaned. I guess if I wanted to look classy I'd wrap my ETD in a swath of nice, washable, blue velvet. Ooooooooooooh! Gordon Stelter --- HazenBannister@cs.com wrote: > In a message dated 10/01/2002 1:11:26 AM Eastern > Daylight Time, > lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes: > > > > I carry my ETD, wrapped in a towl, in a crummy > > looking, $6 tool box on the passenger's side > floor > > pan. It is FAR less inviting to thieves than an > > expensive aluminum case, and the towell, as > padding, > > can be thrown in the wash when it gets soiled from > the > > disgusting conditions often found in my customers' > > pianos, homes and mouths ( I once became violently > ill > > from the breath of a proud owner of a new Petrof. > Was > > actually hospitalized a fgew days after she > breathed > > on me). What gets into the fancy foam or velour > lining > > of expensive cases STAYS there, and gets > transferred > > to the nice clean pianos of our more civilized > > clients, which I find unnaceptable. I also ask the > > customer to clean the keys BEFORE I arrive. If > they > > don't like it, so what. I feel no need to > contaminate > > my $1,500 gadget with sludge from their kids' > fingers. > > ( The lesson in being civilized is free of > charge.) > > Thump > > > > > > Hi, > The downside to this is,I believe we should look as > professional as we can.I > used to use a tacklebox,years back,and a fellow > tech,convinced me to go to a > better looking case.He told me what would I think if > a doctor came in on a > housecall,with a tacklebox under his arm.That was > enough said for me,but they > both work,it's whatever kind of image we want to > project. > Best, > Hazen Bannister > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com
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