But you *could* get away with not wearing any if you decided just to wear the apron.. (until the onlooker turned to watch you leave..) :D > Wearing slacks is always a good idea! > > > > > "Elwood Doss" <edoss at utm.edu> > Sent by: caut-bounces at ptg.org > 01/25/2007 12:04 PM > Please respond to > College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org> > > > To > "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> > cc > > Subject > Re: [CAUT] S&S Hearing Aids!? > > > > > > > I have two S&S black aprons. Paid a bundle for them, as the price of > aprons go, but it sure does look good when I walk through the Fine Arts > Building wearing one with my long-sleeve shirt and tie (I also wear > slacks, socks and shoes) > Joy! > Elwood > > Rev. Elwood Doss, Jr., M.M.E., RPT > Piano Technician/Technical Director > Department of Music > 145 Fine Arts Building > University of Tennessee at Martin > Martin, TN 38238 > Office: 731/8811852 > Fax: 731/881-7415 > > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of > johnsond > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:22 AM > To: College and University Technicians > Subject: Re: [CAUT] S&S Hearing Aids!? > > Hi- > > Lots of good comments. We all know that our industry would be in a very > > sorry state if only good players with money bought good pianos. Painful > > as it is for us to witness, I suppose Steinway can't really be faulted > for following marketing trends. Who hasn't noticed what has been done > with probably the King of brand name accessories?....... > Harley-Davidson. As long as these products are marketed through the > web, chances are the majority of customers will also be owners. I > suppose that fits. Obviously pianos and motorcycles are very different > markets, but there is enough material there for someone to finish a > graduate degree in the study. I think also some of us have warned of > what could be lost in our own organization as we sort the balance > between growing into a larger, potentially more influential voice in the > > industry and yet holding on to the traditional meaningful standards > which made us want to join in the first place. Let's just hope we never > > see the accessories bought into department stores, cause the next step > would be a dedicated aisle at Fleet Farm (god forbid) ! As for me, I > think I'll pass on replacing my old, worn S&S tee-shirts. > > cheers~ > > dennis. > > >
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