the economy

[Gregor _]

Hi all,

Richard asked an interesting question: how many pianos do you tune per day or week? Terry, was it a joke or do you really tune up to 30-40 tunings a week? Looking to the smilie I assume it was a joke.  Usualy I try to limit it to 3 tunings per day, but in the high season (christmas time) I have to do 4 appointments. Next monday I will have a hard day: I will drive in an area where 5 pianos are waiting for me. But these days are very very rare. Furthermore, I do field service only for 3 days a week because I have my store opened for the other 3 days a week. Of course I have to tune in my store, too. But I try not to do too many tunings a week. It´s making me tired and sometimes it´s  stressfull. And I feel it´s getting more stressfull with the years, particularly in the high treble. Now I am 43 years old and 20 years ago it seemed to be easier. But I am very very happy that I have my Verituner for 2 years now. How could I work without an ETD all the years? It makes work much more comfortable.

Gregor

From: pianolover88 at hotmail.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: RE: the economy
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 18:37:30 -0700








No more than 30-40 tunings per week for me. I'm semi-reitred! 

Terry Peterson

From: AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: the economy
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:43:35 -0400










I could handle that in my younger days, but now I max out 
at 3. At the end of the third, I'm thinking serious lubrication also. Shop work 
can wait for another day. What a great business we're in.
 
Al Guecia
 




From: David Love 
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 7:28 PM
To: 'Pianotech List' 
Subject: RE: the economy



I 
try to keep it to 3 appointments in the AM and work in the shop in the 
afternoon.  I’ll do 5 if I have to drive somewhere and can group them but 
that requires serious lubrication afterwards.  
 

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net
www.davidlovepianos.com 

-----Original 
Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 
[mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf 
Of richard.ucci at att.net
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 3:24 
PM
To: Pianotech 
List
Subject: RE: the economy
 

Dave, 

How many appointments per day on 
average?

RU/UP

  -------------- Original message from 
  "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>: -------------- 
  


> These problems find their source in Reaganomics, trickle down 
  philosophy and 
> deficit spending on projects that have no return. In 
  the interim there is 
> plenty of blame to go around on both sides. Of 
  course Bush and his cronies 
> should be given the Mussolini, if you 
  catch my drift, but that's another 
> story. 
> 
> That 
  being said, my business is fine. I'm booked into next year with 
> 
  rebuilding projects (of course they could change their minds), my service 
  
> work is booked out several weeks and I'm opting out of jobs that take 
  me too 
> far a field or involve pianos I don't want to work on. Who 
  knows if it will 
> last but while it does I'm making hay. If things are 
  slow, get some 
> exercise and play with your kids. 
> 
> 
  David Love 
> davidlovepianos at comcast.net 
> 
  www.davidlovepianos.com 
> 
> 
> 


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