<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: clothing</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Tex, While servicing a 1953 Acrosonic on Tuesday, I came across a pamphlet that = Baldwin apparently included with the piano.  In it there was section ab= out service, tuning and how to choose a technician.  The accompanying p= icture (drawing) showed a tuner at someone's door wearing a double-breasted = suit, doffing a chapeau, and carrying what appeared to be a doctor's bag.<BR= > While times have changed, I don't think this image is terribly far off from= the impression a good piano technician should offer.  Call me a fuddy = duddy, but I wear dress pants, dress shirt, and tie.  I try to keep the= shoes shined. After all, piano doctors still make house calls. Cliff Lesher Winfield, PA <BLOCKQUOTE> From: Wimblees@AOL.COM Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 11:10:06 EDT To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: clothing </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE>In a message dated 6/20/02 4:43:36 PM Central Da= ylight Time, grandrestorations@yahoo.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE>I wear a short sleeved work shirt (happens to be light blue, other colors would work) on which I had embroidered my first name above one pocket and a grand piano with the company name above the other pocket.   </BLOCKQUOTE> I see that others wear your name on the shirt, in some form or another. I a= m sorry, but to me that brings our profession down to the level of a janitor= , plumber or auto mechanic. I can see the plastic name tag, used by doctors.= But anything embroidered on a shirt, to me, is "low class." We ar= e supposed to be high class people, invited into not only the home, but usua= lly in the best room of the home. I want to present myself as professionally= as possible, and an embroidered shirt just doesn't cut it. Just my view Wim </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>