Stickers inside pianos

[Terry]

Amen Sarah. Before I got into this business I had just bought a brand new
1098. I used to open it up and admire the beautiful insides - kinda like
admiring the chrome on a Ferrari engine. The tuner came for our one free
tuning and when done ALMOST attached his PTG sticker to the pinblock. I
almost broke his arm stopping him - not really, but I was definitely fuming.

My recommendation, if you want to use a sticker, is to at least ask before
applying.

Unless, of course, it is a 1948 Story & Clark spinet or some-such.

Terry Farrell

> Personally, I get a bit ticked when I see a tuner's adhesive sticker
> plastered on/in a piano.  Stickers are fine for furnaces and garbage
> disposals, but we're talking about a piano.  Stickers are tacky and are
less
> than respectful to the piano (and the owner), IMO.  Of course that's not
as
> bad as tuners who scribble on nonreplaceable parts!  (Piano graffiti.)
IMO,
> if you repair/replace it, you're entitled to leave your mark on it.  If
all
> you do is turn pins, permanently branding the piano is bad form.  It's a
bit
> like a dog marking a tree.
>
> I respet the tuners who leave business cards under the lids of uprights.
It
> shows respect for the pianos and their owners.  But of course those cards
> might wander.  Perhaps a neater, more functional approach would be to use
> some adhesive photograph corners -- the ones used in photo albums and
> sometimes for archival framing.  They're not expensive.  Stick the four
> corners very neatly in place atop the framing, underneath the lid, and
then
> insert a business card.  When you return, you can just insert a new
business
> card with fresh date info, etc.  If/when the owner decides to move and/or
> get a different tuner/tech, you will have at least given that person the
> respect of providing him/her a less tacky means for the NEXT tuner/tech to
> leave his/her info behind.  The owner can insist that the new tuner/tech
> insert a business card, instead of plastering the piano with yet another
> offensive sticker.
>
> Doing this would tell the piano owner you truly care about the piano AND
> that you truly care about the presentation of your business.  It's similar
> to the Japanese custom of presenting business cards in an open palm,
> correctly oriented towards the recipient, rather than flinging the card
> haphazardly at the person.
>
> Just my opinion...
>
> Peace,
> Sarah
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doug Renz Piano Tuning / Repair" <pianotuner@frontiernet.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:45 AM
> Subject: Stickers inside pianos
>
>
> > Do you know where you can buy, make stickers to place inside pianos that
> > you service? I am looking for ones that will last.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Doug Renz
> > Associate PTG
> > pianotuner@frontiernet.net
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