Marks inside Pianos

[David M. Porritt]

Ron Nossaman wrote:
>
> I don't like mysteries. For many years, I've cursed the people who refuse to
> leave a permanent record of service in the pianos they tune. A piano
> shouldn't have to be a "black box" with no information other than that which
> is immediately observable. I don't give an eighteen-legged damn about who
> owned it, slept in it, or played it, but I would like a SERVICE history of
> the instrument. A loose piece of paper WILL be removed from the piano by the
> first non-tech who lifts the lid, losing the service record for all time. I
> request that the old business cards I find in pianos be left there for this
> reason. I'm not threatened by the last tech(s) who tuned it. If I can't do
> the job to their satisfaction, they SHOULD call someone else next time!
> Isn't that how I got here this time? I log all tuning dates, temperature,
> and relative humidity info on the KEYS, in INK.

--big snip --

Does the owner of the piano get a vote on whether you write in their
property or not?

dave
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David M. Porritt, RPT
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
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