This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hey Wim, sometimes it just takes educating folks. =20 At the start of every school year when I was on staff at a university, I = would send out a very welcoming, upbeat memo to the staff and faculty. = It contained information on care of the pianos and what information I = needed from them to schedule service for studios, classrooms and = concerts. I also asked the director of the school of music to put the = subject on the faculty meeting agenda (just in case they didn't read my = memo). To reach the students with whatever information I wanted them to = have, I made various posters and placed them in practice rooms, back = stage and in the student lounge area. Every once in a while I would = need to squeak, but tried to be nice about it. :-) Barbara Richmond=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wimblees@aol.com=20 To: caut@ptg.org=20 Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:59 PM Subject: Re: Piano Tech Aide Checklist.doc In a message dated 4/1/2004 9:13:00 PM Central Standard Time, = Rick.Florence@asu.edu writes: It has been our experience at ASU that students treat the pianos = better when=20 we keep up the finish as well as the inside. Besides, we like our = pianos=20 looking good. Rick Thanks for the answer Rick. I don't know if that will work here at UA. = Hell, even our brand new B and D on the stage get treated like they are = desks. Within a week after we received our new B two years ago, which is = in the recital hall, also used by the music appreciation classes, one of = our TA's scratched up the top when he put his briefcase on it, and slid = it off at the end of the session.=20 Wim ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/da/87/17/fa/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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