Wearing slacks is always a good idea! <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%>"Elwood Doss" <edoss@utm.edu> Sent by: caut-bounces@ptg.org 01/25/2007 12:04 PM <table border> <tr valign=top> <td bgcolor=white> <div align=center>Please respond to College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org></div></table> <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>To</div> <td>"College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>cc</div> <td> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>Subject</div> <td>Re: [CAUT] S&S Hearing Aids!?</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> <tt>I have two S&S black aprons.  Paid a bundle for them, as the price of aprons go, but it sure does look good when I walk through the Fine Arts Building wearing one with my long-sleeve shirt and tie (I also wear slacks, socks and shoes) Joy! Elwood Rev. Elwood Doss, Jr., M.M.E., RPT Piano Technician/Technical Director Department of Music 145 Fine Arts Building University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, TN  38238 Office: 731/8811852 Fax: 731/881-7415 -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of johnsond Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:22 AM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] S&S Hearing Aids!? Hi- Lots of good comments.  We all know that our industry would be in a very sorry state if only good players with money bought good pianos.  Painful as it is for us to witness, I suppose Steinway can't really be faulted for following marketing trends.  Who hasn't noticed what has been done with probably the King of brand name accessories?.......   Harley-Davidson.  As long as these products are marketed through the web, chances are the majority of customers will also be owners.  I suppose that fits.  Obviously pianos and motorcycles are very different markets, but there is enough material there for someone to finish a graduate degree in the study.  I think also some of us have warned of what could be lost in our own organization as we sort the balance between growing into a larger, potentially more influential voice in the industry and yet holding on to the traditional meaningful standards which made us want to join in the first place.  Let's just hope we never see the accessories bought into department stores, cause the next step would be a dedicated aisle at Fleet Farm (god forbid) !   As for me, I think I'll pass on replacing my old, worn S&S tee-shirts. cheers~ dennis. </tt>