Ah, out of the mouths of babes--oh--I mean customers. My response to "how can you stand to do that?" is, "Well, yes, I suppose it *does* sound like the musical version of Chinese water torture." (Gosh, that may not be politically correct, these days!) What I like is when the customer asks if its OK to watch me work, sits down on the couch and then falls asleep. Im usually a little embarrassed when I have to wake him/her up because the snoring is so loud that I cant hear the piano. Maybe a tuning CD *would* sell if we marketed it for insomniacs. One day as I worked on a pianos dealers showroom floor, a man came in and asked what that shiny finish was on the pianos. "Polyester," I replied. "Polyester?" he asked. "Yes," I answered, "you know--recycled leisure suits." When I first started in business I experienced some rather blatant cases of gender discrimination. Im not sure its much of a problem now, but maybe I just dont bother to pay attention, either. Anyway, one day many years ago, I was telling my tale of woe to one of my friends and ended my tirade by asking her why some people thought one had to have a certain piece of the male anatomy to tune a piano. She responded "You could get one." "Get one?" I asked. "Sure, go down to Medusas (the local *adult* store) and buy one to carry in your brief case." We had a good yuk about it. A few days later a mysterious package was delivered to my house.................................. Gee, I never had the opportunity to use it, but on a dare I put it in a garage sale! That was one of the more fun sales my friends and I had! Hope you enjoyed (and were not offended) by this offering! Barbara Richmond Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois berich@heartland.bradley.edu
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