[pianotech] ties

[paul bruesch]

I wear clean, black denim jeans (not too worn and faded) or khakis
("Dockers"). In the summer I wear a polo shirt or short-sleeved cotton
casual button-up shirt. Haven't ever worn a tie, except for my photo at
Randy Potter's (really great!) seminar. I used to have to wear a tie to my
IT job and thought it was ridiculous under most circumstances. I can see how
a tie might be appropriate in a few situations in our job... but I've yet to
come across one, personally. I might arrive in a sport coat in cool weather
(I live in Minnesota) but it comes off before I start tuning... way too
restrictive for me!

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Marshall Gisondi
<pianotune05 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Hi Everyone,
> I'm curious. Is this really a fact, that wearing a tie generates more
> income in that we gain more respect?. Does the average home owner with
> several kids, the tv going, doing her house hold thing talkig to me while
> carrying her baby.. does she really care if I'm wearing a tie?  Or, does
> this apply to tuning in churches, schools, colleges, concert venues?  I'm
> not against ties necessarily.  I used to wear them all the time in college
> and to church even after that.  In fact, I used to tie a full windsor in a
> wool tie. :-)  My problem is, I don't like feeling restricted when I tune,
> but maybe I need to rethink things.  I always thought the dress shirts with
> the nice tan or black docker type pants was good or a nice golf shirt in the
> summer or polo shirt and dockers or the cargo type pants that are tan or
> black.  I don't wear jeans either.  By the way, I have a few extra ties
> Susan if you want me to mail you a couple.  :-)
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> I'm not knocking the idea, but is it still the case today or is this a by
> gone era?  As I mentioned, I have a friend who wears a sport coat and tie
> dress shoes all the time.  My luck I'd get this old dirty piano to clean and
> there goes my nice sport coat.  I only own one. lol I had six.  that's
> another story, no not weight gain. I gave them away when our van broke down
> on the way to Washington to attend teh school.  We rented a vehicle and my
> wife and I had to give a way a bunch of stuff while we were in Wyoming in
> order to be able to get everything into the vehicle.
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> How do all of you guys dress when you head out to tune.  I've seen it all,
> jeans and flanel shirt, sport coats and ties, clean shaven and scruffy techs
> as well.  If anyone wants to rid out a sport coat or two, I take a 42 43
> regular lol :-) I think.
> Marshall
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> Marshall's Piano Service
> *pianotune05 at hotmail.com*
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