---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 1/11/02 8:10:25 AM Central Standard Time, markmilo@znet.com (Mickey Kessler) writes: > I have a sort of corollary question, having nothing much to do with Fermi's > original notion, but something to do with the number of tuners in > metropolitan areas. > > Are there more techs than tuning work in most metropolitan areas in the US, > or is there a shortage of tuners? Is any part of the country more likely > to be hurting for techs than any other? Any area overrun with techs? > > And another corollary: how many out there on the list make their living > solely from tuning and repair? Do most of you have other jobs as well > (teaching or selling instruments or whatever)? Do those of you who rebuild > make more from rebuilding than from tuning? (I teach college part-time and > look to piano work to help subsidize a precarious income as adjunct > faculty. I also do it because I love it.) > > Does PTG publish any stats or demographics on these issues? > Yes, PTG has. I have seen surveys and the results published although I do not have them at hand. From what I remember, only a minority work as Piano Technicians who primarily service pianos on site and do not rebuild or do some other kind of work and yet make substantial incomes (over $50,000 annually). Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin <A HREF="http://www.billbremmer.com/">Click here: -=w w w . b i l l b r e m m e r . c o m =-</A> ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/db/03/38/01/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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