age (was PTG logo)

[John M. Formsma]

Age 29, and in my 2nd full-time year. My dad was a tuner, and I "worked"
part time, doing some of his local junky piano customers. :-) He started me
out with the SAT, got used to that, and never tuned aurally until the middle
of 1999.  I was mostly piddlin', so never quite got the hang of things until
I began tuning regularly.  Now I have put the SAT on the shelf, and am
trying to make up for lost time. I wish I had started learning this work
when I was 15!

John Formsma
Blue Mountain, MS


-----Original Message-----
From: Charly Tuner <charly_tuner@hotmail.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Thursday, 20 April 2000 04:21 AM
Subject: Re: PTG logo...


>
>Speaking of age...I wonder what the age range is of the average tuner/tech.
>I'll kick it off by divulging my age; 44. This is also my Freshman year in
>the biz. But even at my age, which is often guessed about 10-15 years
>younger, it is encouraging to see so many techs continue in this business
>well past retirement age, becuase I want to keep active for as long as
>possible, especially doing what I enjoy!
>
>
>Terry Peterson
>Los Angeles, CA
>Associate Member, PTG