[pianotech] OT, handling customers

[Gerald Groot]

This is what I was thinking too Les.  Contacting a local chapter.  When one
of our members had a stroke many years ago, some of us drove 100 miles round
trip to service his customers and GAVE HIM all of the money so he had
income.  You'd be surprised, maybe, at what some techs will do for others.

Don't stress out about it.  As others have mentioned, your regulars will
wait for you.  I was out of commission for a little bit after a hernia
surgery that I on September 2nd of this year.  I was under the gun to finish
my college but as soon as I informed them what was going on they simply
said; "health is more important.  The pianos will wait.  Get better first,
we are not going anywhere" and so I did just that. 

Jer Groot

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of James Frazee
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 8:54 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] OT, handling customers

Les,

First, of course, your message is worrisome because of the respect and
admiration we have for you because of your posts and because of who you are,
even though, like me, perhaps, you have no idea who I am.  So, I couple of
ideas:

1.  Could not your local PTG chapter fellowes help by providing service in
your absence?

2.  Would it be possible for a "visiting" tech who might enjoy a week or so
vacation in Houston to be able to help pay for that vacation by helping you
out?

It seems to me that, along with the cooperation of your customer base, these
things might (at least, I HOPE) help.

And, let it not go unsaid, here's hoping your sabbatical is much shorter
than even your doctors anticipate . . . =