[CAUT] CAF

[Dennis Johnson]

Nice reply, Fred.

For us, professionally, ..the respect we get is (equal to or less than) the
respect we make, first.

cheers,

Dennis Johnson
______

On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> wrote:

> On Aug 20, 2009, at 7:56 AM, Jeff Tanner wrote:
>
> Geesh, Fred. Should we not look directly into their faces lest their
> countenance blind us?  Perhaps piano tuners should wear veils when we go out
> in public.
> Jeff
>
>
> Actually, I think there is a middle ground. I call it mutual respect. But I
> would also say the the piano technician is on the lower side of the
> equation. We are support staff. We are definitely not the star. I don't
> tell the pianist how to play, or not play the piano. The pianist doesn't
> tell me how to do my work. The pianist does point out defects in the piano
> from his or her point of view, and it is my job to address them the best I
> can. I do not point out defects in the pianist's approach to the piano,
> whether or not I think they are present. I may try to explain how the piano
> action functions in order to establish better communication. Or not,
> depending on the person involved.
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
> fssturm at unm.edu
>
>
>
>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20090821/140273e0/attachment.htm>