<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16674" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=265484802-25092008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Oh, of course. Of course. But the current condition of the instrument should include, to some extent, the environment in which it lives. Of course that is an extremely broad interpretation, and so it rubs up against my ethics. Again. Just the same...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=265484802-25092008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=265484802-25092008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-- G</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=300 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><BR> <DIV style="BORDER-TOP: #fdd387 3px double; PADDING-LEFT: 14px; FONT-SIZE: 0.7em; PADDING-BOTTOM: 8px; COLOR: #794d37; PADDING-TOP: 8px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #fdd387 3px double; FONT-FAMILY: verdana; align: left">• <STRONG>Geoff Sykes, RPT</STRONG><BR>• <STRONG>626-799-7545</STRONG><BR>• <A href="http://www.ivories52.com/">www.ivories52.com</A> </DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>William Monroe<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 24, 2008 7:04 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: The ethics of camera's<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Of the piano, of course, not the home.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>I'm not sure why it is an ethics dilemma for you Geoff.  It is not uncommon in various trades to photograph your work or the items you work on, for various purposes.  If for no other reason than documenting the current condition of the instrument, I'd think you would be clear to take whatever photos you feel necessary.  My opinion.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT><BR> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=781344123-24092008>Greetings all --</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=781344123-24092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=781344123-24092008>Every once in a while I find myself working on a piano that for one reason or another I want to visually share with others. I seldom feel uncomfortable asking permission to take that kind of picture. But on the occasions where I am in someone's home and it's just so amazingly wonderful, (or hideous), that I can't help but want to share the experience with others, I feel very uncomfortable even asking to take photos. OK, I could go clandestine but that's where my ethics kick in. Especially since the camera in my phone is completely inadequate for the job. Does this ever happen to you? What do you do?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=781344123-24092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=781344123-24092008>-- Geoff</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com<BR>Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.1/1688 - Release Date: 9/24/2008 6:29 AM<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com<BR> Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.1/1688 - Release Date: 9/24/2008 6:29 AM<BR> </FONT></P>