Working while tuning

[John Ross]

The other question, that comes up periodically, is, "is this all you do 
for a living"
They are surprised, when I reply, "yes"

John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:49 PM
Subject: RE: Working while tuning


> "How long have you been doing this" is the MOST common question I'm 
> asked by first-time clients--as soon as I walk in their home! This is 
> simply because I look quite young for my age. Although on Jan. 15th I 
> will turn the big 50, I am typically thought to be in my late 20's. 
> After I tell them my age, they usually are shocked, but I do tell them 
> that even at almost 50, I am still more than SIX years younger than 
> the Average tuner/tech age of 56.
>
> Terry Peterson
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@comcast.net>
> Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject: RE: Working while tuning
> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 21:34:56 -0800
>
> On a related subject, I did have someone recently who wanted me to
> "audition" for a tuning.  They wanted to come and watch me tune 
> another
> piano to see whether or not I was doing it to their satisfaction.
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@comcast.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Nichols
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 9:05 PM
> To: tcole@cruzio.com; Pianotech
> Subject: Re: Working while tuning
>
> 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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