[pianotech] Tuner's marks/cards

[David Ilvedson]

You've never seen a scraped off self adhesive sticker?   It is ugly and the guy that would remove the card will at least scrape off your name.   The solution is the card and the customer KNOWING about it.

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Gerald Groot" <tunerboy3 at comcast.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 1/18/2010 7:43:59 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tuner's marks/cards


>I like that idea too.  Until the next guy takes it out and tosses it cause
>it's got your name on # it and inserts his instead.  How about self adhesive
>stickers placed on the pin block?  PTG sells these too.  I use them all the
>time.  They look very similar to that card with places for dates etc.  

> 

>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
>Of William Monroe
>Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 10:21 PM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tuner's marks/cards

> 

>Yes, I'd have to agree that this is a better system for me than writing on
>pianos.  I've never felt OK writing anything on the instrument, even where
>"only I," will see it.  This keeps the record secured reasonably well, and
>definitely allows for enough records.  Certainly no system is perfect, but I
>like this idea.

>William R. Monroe



>On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 7:39 PM, Anna-Luise Messerschmidt
><annamesserschmidt at gmail.com> wrote:

>one more thing: watch not to get 'gummed' pockets - they work like your
>to-lick envelop and are sometimes just labeled 'adhesive'. The website you
>found had also the other type of pockets - peel and stick is what you want.
>I like the card system because it allows to be extended as needed - you just
>place a second card in the pocket (maybe staple it to the first) and you can
>use two sides of the card - that's lots of service a piano will receive
>until it is filled. It's also easier to write on a card that you can place
>conveniently onto a flat, vertical surface as opposed to trying to write on
>a sticker that might be placed well, but uncomfortable to reach.  Downside:
>the card can fairly easy get lost if not placed outside of reach and it
>might end up as one of the to-be-retrieved out of the piano items. 

> 



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