Back when I was a teenager it was a fad to wear the belt buckle on the half side, at about 10 o'clock or 2 o'clock. Well, I'm still in fashion. That's how I eliminate belt buckle bruises on pianos. Ted Simmons > Lastly, if I'm working in close >> proximity to case--say, tapping down the strings on a bridge on a grand >> piano, or trying to clean the soundboard under the strings-- I always >> remove my belt, so that there's no chance at all o the buckle scratching >> the case. Hope this helps! >> >> Les Smith >> lessmith@buffnet.net > >In today's climate of sexual harassment accusations, etc. I wouldn't even >consider removing my belt in a client's home. To protect piano finishes I >wear a sweater vest in the winter time that extends below my belt (and it >has to go over my prominent gut to get there too). > >In the summer I tuck the towel I carry in my tool kit over my belt buckle. > >Del Gittinger, RPT >Registered Piano Technician >of the Piano Technicians Guild >delgit@acc-net.com >Marion, OH
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