Working while tuning

[Nichols]

The "day job" one is the one I hear more often than not. Even when the 
booking was several weeks out, which makes me wonder what they're thinkin'. 
Sometimes, when they ask me if it's full time, I tell them I used to work 
full time but I've backed off. If they act at all skeptical, I mention that 
I'm second generation. Then, if they really push it, I mention the plant 
down south. Basically, though, whenever there's a question that I perceive 
as a need for "credibility comfort", I respond in a way that uses something 
like "lots and lots of practice". You never know when the customer is one 
of those that doesn't want a resume', just a little reassurance. Around 
here, just showing up on time makes you a hero.....

Later,
Guy

"Mañana" doesn't mean tomorrow......it just means "Not today".
      ......anon



At 07:15 PM 1/4/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>You can get asked the question no matter how long you've been in the 
>business. Whether you've done something klutzy with the case parts, or you 
>look like you're in your nineties, it can mean different things. Sometimes 
>I think they're asking if you can actually make a living tuning pianos and 
>they might *expect* that you also have a day job.
>
>Confidence is important, as Dean said, so if you get asked about it 
>specifically, you can give an honest answer and make it sound like you're 
>a veteran.
>
>Tom Cole
>
>Ron Nossaman wrote:
>
>>
>>>It is all about confidence. I was regularly asked the question of how
>>>long I had been tuning when I first started out. Now it hardly every
>>>gets asked.
>>>Dean
>>
>>
>>I still get asked once in awhile. "Long enough to know better" is the 
>>usual reply.
>>Ron N
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