That's how my son paid his way through college. He's now a very successful CPA, but remembers enough about the business to give me some great advice. Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician Mililani, Oahu, HI 808-349-2943 Author of: The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com -----Original Message----- From: Rob & Helen Goodale <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Sat, Aug 15, 2009 7:26 am Subject: [pianotech] Selling your tools Dude, I think you are making a BIG mistake selling your tools.? ? I know school is expensive but so is the long-term prospect of being a student. There are some good stories out there of students making ends meet by tuning pianos on the side. In my own personal experience I spent a lot of time working a part-time job at Wal-Mart in order to help pay for my student expenses. If I had been tuning instead I could have made in two tunings what I was making working for Sam in a week. I could have made equal or more money in a tenth of the time. In the long term you will make much more doing a couple weekend tunings. Most students could only dream of an option like that. You have a marketable skill and your tools are already are paid for. Do yourself a favor and hold on to them, it's something that will help you make an extra income the rest of your life even if you choose to go into another profession.? ? Rob Goodale, RPT? Las Vegas, NV? ? > Subject: [pianotech] Tools for Sale? > Message-ID:? > <42043CFA-CA3B-450E-89EB-83307BC843B6 at smithpianoservice.com>? > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes? >? > Hi all. It's been a long time since I've been on the Pianotech list? > and I miss reading your posts. In the Fall, I'll be leaving the? > tuning business and going back to school. To help pay for tuition,? > I'm selling my tools which are all in excellent condition. Please e-? > mail me directly if you'd like a list of what is for sale.? >? > Best wishes to all of you!? >? > Michelle Smith? > michelle at smithpianoservice.com? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090815/6b1e3ab7/attachment.htm>
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