[pianotech] Exams discussion - Odd?

[David Renaud]

Hey Duaine

    A friendly word of warning, please take this in the best possible light.

     If I google my "name, piano tuning, PTG" , some of my posts on the pianotech list, even
From years ago in the archives come up as threads the public can read.Customers googling your name can read them. Potential customers That may google your name can read them.

     Do you really want your public customers and potential customers to read that 
> " customers - who really give a damn about how a piano sounds ,Which I would probably refuse to tune for them............"

That if they care about how the piano sounds you would refuse to tune for them.

 I hope your getting carried away in the moment, and don't mean it. Any technician with such 
An attitude I would expect to have very few repeat clients, and be tuning mostly old Junkers that
Have not been tuned in years.  A technician attracts a market share that matches his own vision for his business and practice. Is that really what you want, to never do concert tuning, music teachers, recording pianos, musicians? If so, so be it, that is your right. 

     Never less, be careful in this public forum. Your words may appear that you are announcing to any public that might seek you out online that if they can hear, and actually care how the piano sounds, you would actually refuse to work for them. 

    Very harmful negative marketing.
    I am quite astonished. 

    I do appreciate the impute from Will, and some others that have expressed themselves so well. 
And also the gentle chastisement from Ron. It is welcome. That's how we grow and evolve.

     Duaine. I dont know you, I can't judge you, there is obviously history here, more the. I know.


     Just take note, everything you write can become public advertisement your clients can read.

                                          
     

> OK, enough with the "wow" factor. Where would you use such tunings ?
> 
> Symphonies, maybe, BUT, the piano is only one instrument in the rest of them.
> 
> For the average Joe like me, that tunes for home owners - who usually new to old beaters, and churches, who almost never, have solos anymore - they are in some sort of a praise band.
> 
> So, the "wow" factor must be for those "elite" customers - who really give a damn about how a piano sounds - Right ?
> 
> Which I would probably refuse to tune for them............
> 
> Just sayin'
> 
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