This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Speaking of slow business, I am experiencing the slowest time ever in my = thirty years of piano work. It is a tough pill to swallow, to say the = least, and I can't seem to put a finger on what's going on. I hate it = for those who are having the same experience, but I'm glad to know it's = not happening just to me. This thing is causing me to really start to = look at an advertising campaign, which I have never done. My = advertising has been done through business cards and word of mouth, and = at this point, they don't seem to be getting the job done. Maybe we all = need to put our heads together to get this thing turned around. Wesley Hardman, RPT Scottsboro, Alabama ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joe Garrett=20 To: pianotech=20 Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:01 AM Subject: Re: Quiet Time Richard asked: "Anybody finding it slow right now in the piano biz, = compared to other years??????????" BIG TIME! :-( I usually am booked 2-3 weeks in advance. Haven't been = for several months, even though I send out reminders and call when = possible/advisable. This week, so far, I have ONE tuning! YIKES! DOUBLE = YIKES! (Time to check my deodorant or sumpin!) However, I do have plenty to do in the shop, so it's not a complete = loss.=20 On a side note, our chapter now has more members than the L.A. = Chapter, so it could be that we've reached maximum saturation for our = area, seein's how we don't even come close to the population of L.A.!!!! = Another: YIKES! Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/46/fe/85/8d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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