True. But I compensate by being VERY neat, clean and
nicely dressed. And I always ask to wash my hands
before "operating", even if the house and piano looks
like the inside of a dumpster (or worse!). That
impresses ( and sometimes shames ) them!
Another option is to keep your nice looking tool
box in a non-descript cardboard box in the car. But
I'd still do without the permanent internal padding.
Gets dirty and can't be cleaned. I guess if I wanted
to look classy I'd wrap my ETD in a swath of nice,
washable, blue velvet. Ooooooooooooh!
Gordon Stelter
--- HazenBannister@cs.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/01/2002 1:11:26 AM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> lclgcnp@yahoo.com writes:
>
>
> > I carry my ETD, wrapped in a towl, in a crummy
> > looking, $6 tool box on the passenger's side
> floor
> > pan. It is FAR less inviting to thieves than an
> > expensive aluminum case, and the towell, as
> padding,
> > can be thrown in the wash when it gets soiled from
> the
> > disgusting conditions often found in my customers'
> > pianos, homes and mouths ( I once became violently
> ill
> > from the breath of a proud owner of a new Petrof.
> Was
> > actually hospitalized a fgew days after she
> breathed
> > on me). What gets into the fancy foam or velour
> lining
> > of expensive cases STAYS there, and gets
> transferred
> > to the nice clean pianos of our more civilized
> > clients, which I find unnaceptable. I also ask the
> > customer to clean the keys BEFORE I arrive. If
> they
> > don't like it, so what. I feel no need to
> contaminate
> > my $1,500 gadget with sludge from their kids'
> fingers.
> > ( The lesson in being civilized is free of
> charge.)
> > Thump
> >
> >
>
> Hi,
> The downside to this is,I believe we should look as
> professional as we can.I
> used to use a tacklebox,years back,and a fellow
> tech,convinced me to go to a
> better looking case.He told me what would I think if
> a doctor came in on a
> housecall,with a tacklebox under his arm.That was
> enough said for me,but they
> both work,it's whatever kind of image we want to
> project.
> Best,
> Hazen Bannister
>
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