AAA

[pianotune05@comcast.net]

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Hi Joe,
The RPT in Madison Wi also noted tha tmy speed would improve etc.  In fact, he has one of the hammers you offer, a neat hammer I do add.  He knows you quite well.  Do you recall, Bill Bremmer?
Marshall

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From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com> 

> 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" 
> To: "An open list for piano technicians" 
> 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" 
> > To: 
> > 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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