Professional identity

[Brian Trout]

Hi John,

It's not the dead ones you have to look out for!

(But I understand your uneasiness.  It takes a special kind of person to 
work around those who are 'passed on'.  Aren't you glad you're not a hair 
dresser??... nuff said...)

Brian T.







>From: John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca>
>Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
>To: dave@davispiano.com, Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: Professional identity
>Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 07:35:47 -0400
>
>Speaking of funeral homes.
>I remember once being called on to repair an electronic organ, in a
>funeral home.
>They led me to the organ, and it was in a room with a body in 'rest'.
>I told them to take the organ to another room, as I wouldn't do the
>repair, where it was.
>I was not going to be left alone in a room with a dead body, no way. I
>guess that is a bit paranoid :-)
>Regards,
>John M. Ross
>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
>jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Davis" <davistunes@yahoo.com>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 3:12 AM
>Subject: Re: Professional identity
>
>
> > Clyde,
> >  Thanks for the tip.
> >
> > Today I tuned a Kawai grand in a funeral home and had
> > to clear funeral service supplies (I really want to
> > call them promotional brochures) off the piano.  The
> > funeral director seemed mortified that I was going to
> > do something so undignified as tune the piano. I
> > cleared the piano, then painstakingly organized the
> > stuff on the piano.  I think it looked much nicer when
> > I left.  Maybe I should consider a change of
> > professions...(not).
> >
> > Dave Davis
> > Renton, WA
> >
> > --- Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com> wrote:
> > > Friends,
> > >
> > > I think I've mentioned this tip a couple times
> > > before, but maybe it will help
> > > one of the new people.
> > >
> > > Several days before the scheduled tuning, each
> > > customer gets a reminder card
> > > from me that includes this:  "A quiet atmosphere
> > > will help me do the best job
> > > for you.  It will also be helpful if all items are
> > > removed from the piano
> > > before I arrive.  Please call attention to any
> > > additional problems so they can
> > > be attended to."  If you don't mail cards, you could
> > > politely give this
> > > information on the phone right after the tuning is
> > > scheduled.
> > >
> > > So the number of times I am bothered by noises, or
> > > have to clear the piano top,
> > > are in the small minority.  And I love it!
> > >
> > > Once in a while the customer will take me to the
> > > piano, oblivious to the fact
> > > that it is still covered with stuff.  I simply say,
> > > "OK, we'll need these
> > > things off the piano so I can tune it."  Invariably
> > > they begin clearing it off,
> > > and I help do it.  I don't mind helping, but I don't
> > > want to do it all myself
> > > if I don't have to.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Clyde
> > >
> > > Ron Nossaman wrote:
> > >
> > > > The most
> > > > frequently asked question I get is "Do you have
> > > enough light?", followed by
> > > > "Do you need the stuff off of the top?", followed
> > > by "Can I help you pull
> > > > it out from the wall?". Only occasionally does it
> > > occur to anyone I haven't
> > > > already discussed it with that I might actually
> > > need to be able to HEAR
> > > > what I'm doing.
> > >
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