---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Susan again,;) So how does one find these small pockets that are tunerless? Where I Live, South Bend IN, which has communities somewhat connected to it has about 100k, but at least 9 tuners probably even more. The one store, only store we have has all they can handle with the three tuners they have IUSB has one tuner already whom I join in order to learn from him. He likes to pay for my lunch even though I insist on treating hiim. Another college is taken by a tuner I know. Anothe rguy I don't know has all of the schools. Another friend of mine has most of the churche in town. I feel as if I"m grasping for straws trying to find someone out there who needs a tuner. That's whyI'm not too worried about putting my name out there and getting calls too soon before I complete my full training. It appears that this area is sooooooooo saturated. I"M told there there are plenty of pianos, but where are they? I need some sort of honing device to find them like a special tool like they use on the beach to find metal objects. I wish someone here would retire so I could at least get a piece of the pie like George Jefferson did when he was mov'n on up! :) Marshall -------------- Original message -------------- From: Susan Kline <skline@peak.org> > At 11:27 PM 1/16/2006 -0500, you wrote: > >Hi Susah, > >My problem with finding a place that has few techs is, does tha tplace > >have a bus system. We visionimpaired folks don't always drive. Fo me, a > >place that has numerous music stores to do floor tunigs for where I can > >gain customers from would be best. A small town would't help me any , > >just to frustrate and anoy me. :) I"m a big city guy to begin with. My > >stomping grounds , Philadelphia PA continues to sound better and better > >each day, but I cannot afford the cost of living ther, almost like > >California. Although being close to my family would be a benifit for my 5 > >month old. > >Marshall > > > You'll have to do it your own way, Marshall. > > If a huge, busy area has too many techs, too high a cost of living, and > lots of transit but the tunings are spread many traffic-filled miles apart, > that doesn't make commercial sense for me. When I was up in Canada, I > seldom used a car, and there was plenty of transit -- but I must admit, it > takes quite awhile, waiting around for buses and trollies and trains and > subways. Also, they are noisy. I got minor tinnitus in Toronto, which > partly improved after about six weeks in a smaller place in California. > > In the past, some partially sighted techs in small places have depended > partly on public transportation, partly their customers came and picked > them up, and sometimes their wives drove them. These days, that may or may > not be practical. It probably depends on how much people feel an unmet need > for piano work. Some places have seen so few piano tuners for so long that > people have almost forgotten it's something one can have done. Other places > have or had one guy, and he's either retiring or has died. They certainly > will provide plenty of work for someone who comes at the right time, and > has the skills. > > In the end, if comes down to what style of life makes you happy, and > practicality takes a back seat. > > s > > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/5e/5e/8c/c1/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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