[pianotech] Ties

[Piano Boutique]

Paul and others,

I don't think it matters, as long as one is clean and professional.  In my early days I always ware a tie and it was fine.  After that I started dressing for the day.  Some times I would work way out in the country and a tie made me look like a geek.  Much later when I started slowing down in tuning I would dress western and even ware a bolo tie lots of the time.

Now again, I dress much for the day.  I have a cranky customer today and I will ware a tie just to keep my status and difference.  Still, there are the customers of mine that I ware country attire, but again:  always clean and presentable.

As for the ladies on this list, when I was teaching at the PHTC I would tell them to dress in nice pants and maybe a pants suit.  Dresses can be a drag when working on lyres and putting in damp chasers.

Well, that's just my view, on it:  but I am blind so go figure.

William



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: paul bruesch 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 3:13 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Ties


  I've toyed with the idea of trying out the look of a bow-tie, which I think projects a "different" sort of image.  Does anyone else here wear one?
  Paul Bruesch
  Stillwater, MN


  On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Ed Foote <a440a at aol.com> wrote:

    >>  I have recently 
decided to go to wearing one because I am trying to project a higher level
of professionalism than the tooners who compete with me. In my area, a tie
still says, "This guy is a professional." I wear nice-looking Dockers, a
dress shirt, and a tie.
Cool.  And what do you do with that tie when you have to repair an underlever?  or glue leather pads on trapwork?Regards, Ed Foote (fashion plate) RPT
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