Wow! More comic relief

[Diane Hofstetter]

I've almost always moved things from and back--even pull the piano out from 
the wall a bit if they ask--my dad showed me how to use my legs for that 
when I was little.....

BUT!  I sure did refuse last year when a guy asked me to help him move the 
tall upright across the carpeted (white) living room floor!  I think the 
customer was disappointed the store sent a 60-year old woman out to tune the 
piano...........(but that didn' stop him asking!)



Diane Hofstetter




----Original Message Follows----
From: "Richard Day" <pianotoone at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: RE: Wow! More comic relief
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:51:48 -0500



Moving a few things including music books takes so little time and it is a 
customer service (which is lacking in so many professions).  I do ask for 
help from the client to move anything breakable. 

I also replace non breakable items after tuning and have even been known to 
move a piano a little.  Perhaps this is why my fees are $10 higher than 
other tuner/techs and why I am always busy.

Dick Day

Marshall MI 






From:  "pianolover 88" <pianolover88 at hotmail.com>
Reply-To:  Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
To:  pianotech at ptg.org
Subject:  RE: Wow! More comic relief
Date:  Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:28:07 -0800
 >This little inconvenience is easily remedied by calling *ahead* of
 >time, (in my case the evening before to confirm appt.) to ask them
 >to please remove whatever might be on top of the piano before my
 >arrival. No problems.
 >
 >Terry Peterson
 >
 >
 >
 >----Original Message Follows----
 >From: PIANOTECHNICIAN at aol.com
 >Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
 >To: pianotech at ptg.org
 >Subject: Wow! More comic relief
 >Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:09:26 EST
 >
 >The thing that
ticks me off more than having to remove all the
 >books,
 >pictures, etc. from the top of the piano
 >is the rare occasion when they want you to put all the stuff BACK on
 >the
 >piano when you're finished. Also annoying is when they want you to
 >double as
 >their piano MOVER! "Can you please move the piano out and tilt it
 >this way - -I
 >think it'll look better that way."
 >
 >Jesse Gitnik  -- NYC
 >Since 1980
 >
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