Hi, Sell the books not the tools. Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT imatunr at srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft" <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com> To: "Rob & Helen Goodale" <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu>; <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Selling your tools I agree with Rob here. Hold on to those tools. You never know what the future may bring. Al G -------------------------------------------------- From: "Rob & Helen Goodale" <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 1:26 PM To: <pianotech at ptg.org> 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 > > >
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