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From: Michelle Smith <michelle at smithpianoservice.com>
Date: 2008/01/29 Tue PM 06:41:24 CST
To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech at ptg.org>
Subject: RE: insurance

Hello Michael, I have a 1.5--1.5 bright red sign saying, DO NOT PLAY OR BOTHER 
THE TECHNICIAN, While piano under service. In any circumstances. The 
Principles Name in Large Letters.





I’ve had several school situations where I’ve askedthe custodian to lock the 
door behind me so I won’t be disturbed and alsosometimes for my safety.  I’m 
amazed at how many middle school andhigh school students just wander in and 
start talking to me like they have nowhere else to be.  When the door is 
locked, they stand there and bang onthe door (thinking their choir teacher is 
playing the piano) and I just ignorethem.  Ha ha!  I keep meaning to make a 
sign with something like, “Pianotuner at work.  Please do not disturb.”  
 
Michelle Smith
 
 
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org[mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of 
paul bruesch
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 5:46 PM
To: l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net; Pianotech List
Subject: Re: insurance
 
At a school I've tuned at, aforeign exchange student came into the room where 
I was tuning. I asked her ifshe was scheduled to be there, and all I got was a 
blank look. She sat down ata piano and played one piece, and played 
beautifully. 

I later told a tuner/friend about it. He said "DO NOT, under ANYcircumstances, 
let a student be alone in a room with you!!"Â  It onlytook me about a nano-
second to understand what he was saying and I realizedwhat ugly potential it 
had... despite that there were windows into the mainband room from where I 
was.  Yup, sad. 
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