Confessions of a klutz

Ted Simmons ted@palmnet.net
Fri, 14 Mar 1997 15:18:23 -0500


Back when I was a teenager it was a fad to wear the belt buckle on the half
side, at about 10 o'clock or 2 o'clock.  Well, I'm still in fashion.
That's how I eliminate belt buckle bruises on pianos.

Ted Simmons

> Lastly, if I'm working in close
>> proximity to case--say, tapping down the strings on a bridge on a grand
>> piano, or trying to clean the soundboard under the strings-- I always
>> remove my belt, so that there's no chance at all o the buckle scratching
>> the case. Hope this helps!
>>
>> Les Smith
>> lessmith@buffnet.net
>
>In today's climate of sexual harassment accusations, etc.  I wouldn't even
>consider removing my belt in a client's home.   To protect piano finishes I
>wear a sweater vest in the winter time that extends below my belt (and it
>has to go over my prominent gut to get there too).
>
>In the summer I tuck the towel I carry in my tool kit over my belt buckle.
>
>Del Gittinger,  RPT
>Registered Piano Technician
>of the Piano Technicians Guild
>delgit@acc-net.com
>Marion, OH






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