[pianotech] good that it is rare

[Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft]

I have been tuning and servicing pianos in homes since 1964. I have been in 
homes with young women, middle aged women, old women and children. I never 
had a problem and never worried about it. While I am very friendly, they 
know by my demeanor, that I am there to service their piano and nothing 
else. I believe If you are uneasy about the situation, they will sense that, 
and you will give them an uneasy feeling about you. I believe most can sense 
what's on your mind.

Now on the other hand, I once tuned piano for what looked like a 
transvestite or something like that. He/She/Whatever, wanted to know it they 
could pay for the tuning in another way. I said I only accept cash or check. 
I got the cash and never returned.

Al


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From: "John Ross" <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:23 AM
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] good that it is rare

> I have always wondered what I would do, if advances were made on me.
> I never had to worry, never happened and I am 71.
> I have worried about being accused of making advances.
> I have worried about being left alone with a little child, who sits on the
> bench beside me while tuning.
> You hear so many stories of people being accused of things.
> How can we protect ourselves from false accusations?
> How many of us have been falsely accused?
> A false accusation would certainly hurt your business.
> Or build up your business  in a way you don't want. :-)
> John Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pianoman" <pianoman at accessus.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:47 AM
> Subject: [pianotech] good that it is rare
>
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> Yesterday I did a tuning for a lady who was the recipient of  a friend of
> hers paying for her tuning.  It had been over 10 years since it was last
> tuned..In small talk she stated that she was 56 years old.  She was an
> attractive lady.  Keep in mind that I am a little old (66) guy  who has
> grown into the look of what people used to think piano tuners looked like,
> unassuming little old guys with nothing on their mind except piano tuning.
> In the process of taking it apart to tune she volunteers that she has not
> had it tuned for quite a while because the last tuner had made unwelcome
> advances to her.  She did not say his name or did I ask.  T
> The interesting thing is, that while I was there ,she puts her hand on my
> shoulder at least 4 times during my stay there.  This is highly unusual to
> me.  I never touch a client, as it is my policy, so it is kind of strange 
> to
> be touched  while working.  I often wonder if people who complain about
> unwelcome advances give signals that they would welcome it? Have any of 
> you
> had this same kind of thing happen?
> James
> James Grebe
> Since 1962
> Piano Tuning & Repair
> Creator of Handsome Hardwood Products(
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> Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History
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