I think Duaine is thinking small...no guts, no glory. No one is going to hand it to you... Quit complaining (I'm really tired of the Sad Sack/woe is me posts) and get to work. David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: tnrwim at aol.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 5/20/2010 11:33:43 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Lost business >So with the partner gone, and the loss of the Pianodisc business, he is >sking a minimum of $300 / month - - - too rich for my blood. >Duaine >$300 a month is too much to pay for shop rent? That's a bargain. If you have as >much business as you claim you have, that money will be earned in a day. Something >else is going on here. >Wim >-----Original Message----- >From: Duaine Hechler <dahechler at att.net> >To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> >Sent: Thu, May 20, 2010 3:22 am >Subject: Re: [pianotech] Lost business >Paul T Williams wrote: > Bingo! When I lived in Washington state, I didn't even have a > basement. No shop or anything. I found a very generous tech who has > an enormous shop who openly let me bring in pianos for no charge. > (Thank you, Roger!!) I'm sure that Duaine could figure out a way to > do that as well in his area. > Paul >ell, it looks like I'm going to have to go there. >The same tech that - was - doing Pianodisc installations also had a >artner tech. Something happened between them and the partner is gone. >So with the partner gone, and the loss of the Pianodisc business, he is >sking a minimum of $300 / month - - - too rich for my blood. >Previously, another tech was selling used pianos - until - he lost his >ease and the landlord wanted to gouge the price of rent - so after many >ears in business, he folded the business - however he is still "teching". >Finally, the last, current, opportunity would be a - daily - 100 mile - >ound - trip - - - gas prices. >Duaine
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