[pianotech] kids pianos and... animals

[William Monroe]

Right on the money, Ron.  Except with the kitties thing......allergies for
this one.

WRM




On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 10:44 PM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote:

>
> If you ever need to know if the people in a household are worth knowing,
> meet their animals. Dogs barking shrilly enough to curdle milk, utterly
> ignored by their unconcerned owner with no offer to take the little
> gargoyles away so I can hear to do my job and not get my ankles chewed up
> aren't first tier. The dogs that are locked away when I arrive because the
> owner didn't want to impose them on me, I want to meet unless they eat
> piano tuners. They know I came to see them, after all, and are almost
> always total sweethearts. They bring toys and lean against my legs saying
> hello every ten minutes or so, and are usually deeply happy with an ear
> scratch until the next pass through the room, with a belly rub when I pack
> up to go. Too many people have cats and don't know them, which I try to
> help with too. I've left a spare temperament strip more than once as a "get
> to know the short kid" kit for the overly slow two legged owners, with
> instructions and demonstrations on skritchin' kitties. Sometimes the
> dimmies actually get it and the poor lonesome little mousetraps score an
> occasional hug afterwards. That's the plan, anyway.
>
> Oh yea, and the piano gets serviced too.
> Ron N
>
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