Hi Marshall, Better to be slow good and steady like the tortoise than fast and not do a good job. Sort of like the hare. Pitch raises are for me the time to push my hammer technic. Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "pianotune05" <pianotune05@comcast.net> To: "An open list for piano technicians" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:18 PM Subject: Re: AAA > I think living in a large area is a positive situation for business, or > should be anyway. I'm in a town of a little over 100k, and there's at least > 9 techs. I 'm familiar with, two of whom I 'm good friends with. I spoke > with a tech today who is getting out of the business full time because after > 13 years she's having trouble making it. She's now a mail carrier > maintaining the customers she does have, but not getting any new ones. I"m > thinking of relocating to a large city where I have more than one music > store to connect with. Yes, we only haave one music store here, and the > closest one to this is about 30miles away. > > Interesting that you mentioned getting with a tech on jobs I'm not famiiar > with Susan. I mentioned that tonight on the phone when I contacted that > woman about her tuning business, the one who is now a mail carrier. As for > messing up a job, well so far so good no goof ups. My first paid tuning > went well. No complaints, and I even called to see if they had any > questions concerns, it was a facility that folks would fent for weeeing > receptions etc, a pretty upscale place. The piano turned out quite well. > > As for training locally, well, I'll travel a reasonable distance to learn > from another RPT. This past weekend, I had the privilage and pleasure to > receive tutoring from an awesome RPT in Madison WI. He is very familiar > with the needs of the sight impaired as my instructor in Chicago is. I > spent most of the day on Sat. going over techniques to help with my speed, > tuning techniques, and yes even using felts!!!:) Make sure that Jeannie > lady reads this one.:) He helped me in such a great way, that I'm able to > use them. He said that I'm well on my way even though I'm starting out, I'm > well on my way! :) > > As for handing out business cards. I don' t hand them to just anyone. > Years of experience in the telemarketing field taught me to qualify leads > etc. I'll ask a person that approaches me, "Do you have a piano?", yes, > business card, no, "do you know someone who has one?" yes, busiess care, no, > then I talk a little and they usually leave me alone after that. > > Take care. sorry I was late on the response. > Marshall > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Kline" <skline@peak.org> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:39 PM > Subject: AAA > > > > Good going, Brian. I won't ever do it -- for one thing, > > I've never wanted to live in such a big place that my > > yellow pages listing could get lost in a crowd -- but who > > can argue with success? > > > > ssssssn > > > > > > At 08:15 PM 1/13/2006 -0500, you wrote: > >>Hmmmmm??? I get many calls because I am the first in the yellow pages. I > >>ask polite questions, try to personable and most of the time get a new > >>client. > >> > >>So, I think the business name that starts with AAA worked well for me. If > >>you are going to have expense of being in the yellow pages, be at the top. > >>And return phone calls!!! So many others in the book do not return calls. > >>I > >>can't understand it...but....it's their loss. > >> > >>Brian P. Doepke > >> > >>AAA Piano Works, Inc. > >>260-432-2043 > >>260-417-1298 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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