[pianotech] PTG chapter/piano teacher's meeting ideas

[Richard W. Bushey]

Ron,

Sounds about right.

Thanks for the post.

Richard W. Bushey
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] PTG chapter/piano teacher's meeting ideas


> On 1/14/2013 11:06 AM, Richard W. Bushey wrote:
> 
>> Our PTG chapter (Southwest Mo, - Springfield, Mo.) is trying to come
>> up with creative ideas on how to connect with, and build PTG
>> relationship with the local piano teachers.
> 
> I'm not sure creativity is necessary. My experience is that, like anyone 
> else, an individual teacher (category A) will use you at full price and 
> recommend you if (s)he likes you and your work. I tune for a number of 
> these, and can recommend them as caring, competent professionals. These 
> folks are unusual though. Categorically, teachers tend to want heavily 
> discounted, or more likely free tunings for student referrals, which if 
> they happen at all are very often untunable junk uprights. These folks 
> will drop their tuner immediately if you're cheaper, though you likely 
> won't get more than a couple of referrals a year if that, and the 
> teachers and their pianos are usually nothing to recommend either. If 
> you can get in to do a presentation at a meeting, take informational 
> brochures and business cards, and maybe some action parts, answer 
> questions accurately and concisely, and don't count on a return. If you 
> pick up one category "A" customer, you scored! If not, you might have at 
> least educated someone a little, which is still a good thing.
> 
> Good luck,
> Ron N

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