further education

Joey Recker joey@onkeypianotuning.com
Fri, 5 Sep 2003 12:50:30 -0400


Ordered the Reblitz book today.  I have a copy of the piano technician's
guide (Newton J. Hunt) from the PTG and use it to determine the time it
"should" have taken me.  I charge the customer accordingly.  Thanks.

> The Reblitz book is a must.  So is joining the PTG and 
> attending every meeting and convention you can afford to get 
> to.  But "book-learning" usually isn't as good of a teacher 
> in this business as experience is.  Take on every job that 
> comes your way and accept that it will take you longer now 
> than it will later.  And to be fair to your customers while 
> you are honing your skills to a razors edge of technical 
> perfection, price the work according to how long it would 
> have taken you to do if you already knew how to do it.
> 


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