> I know I am not going to be able to afford it all! See, maybe that is why I am so amped-out about this speed thing! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 2:07 PM Subject: Re: OT (verituner / Johns new son) > > they will learn to tune before I send > > them to college! Much better way to earn their spending money, don't you > > think? > > I have thought of that. Sure would beat flipping burgers for 20 hours a week > to earn $100. What of it though? I have a very bright 12 year old son. Maybe > someone for the university environment could provide an opinion. If an 18 > year old goes off the Big U., and has basic tuning skills - can make that > Acrosonic sing like, er, ah.........well, as good as an Acrosonic can sing - > I should think that he/she could average a few tunings a week. Some local > advertising. Advertising in the school paper. What about it? Do you think a > kid with basic tuning skills can plan on being able to make a couple hundred > a week? Maybe attract 4 or 5 tunings a week? Would it be common to even find > that there might be a place grinding out a few basic tunings a week on > practice room pianos? > > I know I am not going to be able to afford it all! > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <philromano@attglobal.net> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 12:56 PM > Subject: Re: OT (verituner / Johns new son) > > > > John, > > > > you wrote: > > > > <Yes, much more joy, but somewhat harder to understand than an ETD. No > > firmware updates or anything available for him. :-)> > > > > He will be updated regularly whether you would like him to be or not! And, > > you don't have to install anything more than regular food and water. Many > > Congrats!! > > > > Regarding his becoming a tech---I tell my two (ages 6 and 4) that they > don't > > have to become professional techs but they will learn to tune before I > send > > them to college! Much better way to earn their spending money, don't you > > think? > > > > Phil Romano > > Myrtle Beach, SC > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John M. Formsma" <jformsma@dixie-net.com> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 11:09 AM > > Subject: RE: OT (verituner / Johns new son) > > > > > > > Thanks, Ola and Richard. > > > > > > Yes, much more joy, but somewhat harder to understand than an ETD. No > > > firmware updates or anything available for him. :-) > > > > > > Who knows? maybe this fella will be a 3rd generation piano technician. > By > > > that time, he will probably have an ETD robotic device that tunes pianos > > for > > > you as he sips coffee and reads the stock quotes. Hmm... maybe a > > > Cyborgtuner???? > > > > > > John M. Formsma > > > Blue Mountain, MS > > > PTG Associate, Memphis Chapter > > > > > > mailto:jformsma@dixie-net.com > > > > > > Ola Andersson wrote: > > > > > > > > ..My wife and I just had a baby boy on August 27, so I seriously > > > > > doubt the $1495 will be allocated for that any time soon. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > Congratulations > > > > > > > > He will bring you much more joy than an ETD > > > > > > > > Ola Andersson > > > > Bergen Norway > > > > > > > > Having 4 children and no ETD (yet) > > > > > > Grin.... and twelve broken down cars I might add. It was nice to see > > > you again the other day Ola. Hope all went well. > > > > > > By the way John Formsma.... congrats as well on the new member to the > > > family. Ola is certainly right on this point. > > > -- > > > Richard Brekne > > > RPT, N.P.T.F. > > > Bergen, Norway > > > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > > > > > > > > > > >
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