AAA

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Marshall,
Better to be slow good and steady like the tortoise than fast and not do a
good job. Sort of like the hare.
Pitch raises are for me the time to push my hammer technic.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pianotune05" <pianotune05@comcast.net>
To: "An open list for piano technicians" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: AAA


> I think living in a large area is a positive situation for business, or
> should be anyway.  I'm in a town of a little over 100k, and there's at
least
> 9 techs. I 'm familiar with, two of whom I 'm good friends with.  I spoke
> with a tech today who is getting out of the business full time because
after
> 13 years she's having trouble making it.  She's now a mail carrier
> maintaining the customers she does have, but not getting any new ones.
I"m
> thinking of relocating to a large city where I have more than one music
> store to connect with.  Yes, we only haave one music store here, and the
> closest one to this is about 30miles away.
>
> Interesting that you mentioned getting with a tech on jobs I'm not famiiar
> with Susan.  I mentioned that tonight on the phone when I contacted that
> woman about her tuning business, the one who is now a mail carrier.  As
for
> messing up a job, well so far so good no goof ups.  My first paid tuning
> went well.  No complaints, and I even called to see if they had any
> questions concerns, it was a facility that folks would fent for weeeing
> receptions etc, a pretty upscale place.  The piano turned out quite well.
>
> As for training locally, well, I'll travel a reasonable distance to learn
> from another RPT.  This past weekend, I had the privilage and pleasure to
> receive tutoring from an awesome RPT in Madison WI.  He is very familiar
> with the needs of the sight impaired as my instructor in Chicago is.  I
> spent most of the day on Sat. going over techniques to help with my speed,
> tuning techniques, and yes even using felts!!!:)  Make sure that Jeannie
> lady reads this one.:)  He helped me in such a great way, that I'm able to
> use them.  He said that I'm well on my way even though I'm starting out,
I'm
> well on my way! :)
>
> As for handing out business cards.  I don' t hand them to just anyone.
> Years of experience in the telemarketing field taught me to qualify leads
> etc. I'll ask a person that approaches me, "Do you have a piano?", yes,
> business card, no, "do you know someone who has one?" yes, busiess care,
no,
> then I talk a little and they usually leave me alone after that.
>
> Take care. sorry I was late on the response.
> Marshall
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Kline" <skline@peak.org>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:39 PM
> Subject: AAA
>
>
> > Good going, Brian. I won't ever do it -- for one thing,
> > I've never wanted to live in such a big place that my
> > yellow pages listing could get lost in a crowd -- but who
> > can argue with success?
> >
> > ssssssn
> >
> >
> > At 08:15 PM 1/13/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> >>Hmmmmm???  I get many calls because I am the first in the yellow pages.
I
> >>ask polite questions, try to personable and most of the time get a new
> >>client.
> >>
> >>So, I think the business name that starts with AAA worked well for me.
If
> >>you are going to have expense of being in the yellow pages, be at the
top.
> >>And return phone calls!!! So many others in the book do not return
calls.
> >>I
> >>can't understand it...but....it's their loss.
> >>
> >>Brian P. Doepke
> >>
> >>AAA Piano Works, Inc.
> >>260-432-2043
> >>260-417-1298
> >
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