[pianotech] RE:greasy pianos

[D.L. Bullock]

This is a failing of their first piano teacher and every teacher thereafter.
Any student who eats chicken or even chips and then plays any piano has NO
respect for the piano.  University teachers should be telling students of
this problem and requiring handwashing.  The worst case of no respect for
the piano is the guy who puts the burned marks on the case where the
cigarette burned up onto the case.  As a technician, I allow no person in my
presence to put cigarette, drink, anything that could spill into the piano
on a piano or organ.  If the customer is insulted, I tell them how much it
costs to have the repairs done.  I suggest the drink go on the floor next to
a bench leg and if they are still insulted, then that's their problem.

D.L. Bullock
www.thepianoworld.com
St. Louis

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
Behalf Of gordon stelter
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 8:48 AM
To: Open Forum for Piano Technicians
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Re: Rim Width


Amen. The local University here just invested in 1.5
million in new Steinways, and a multi-million$
building to put them in. In almost no time the keys,
desks, key-covers, etc. were smeared with slimy,
stinky ooze. One fabulously talented Asian girl would
take in a bucket of chicken, eat with fingers, then
play without washing ( all Liszt's Hungarian
Rhapsodies, one after the other!). Really greased 'em
up good!
      I'm not a staff tech at the U, but I politely
suggested signs asking students to wash hands before
playing, and was told that they could not do this as
it would "offend the students" Sheesh! With such
"manners" why are they even in college, playing on
Steinways? Wouldn't 1st grade and Schoenhuts be more
appropriate?
     There is far more to being an artist than mere
technical ability.
     Thump
--- Newton Hunt <nhunt@optonline.net> wrote:
> > can wash my hands?" I do this wheteher the patient
> is
> > a new, pristine Schimmel or a filthy old
> Wurtilizer.
> > driving, pumping gas, handling $ etc.. is sure to
> get
> > your hands pretty slimy.
>
> Does it bother anyone else to see a food worker,
> wearing gloves, handle
> money then pick up someone's food?  Filthy lucre
> indeed.
>
> Wash your hands after every tuning, after all, you
> have no idea where
> those fingers have been, especially in college
> pracice rooms. :(
>
> 		Newton
>
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