---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Thanks for the encouragement. I'm thinking of going and getting door hangers and just putting them on doors. I'll have someting in it stating that if "you don't have a piano", please give this to someone who know who does or something to that effect. Marshall ps. I might have to relocate. A woman here had to get out of tuning because after 13 years, she wasn't making it. She's a mail carrier now and keeping the customers she does have, but not taking on any new ones if they call. Things just don't seem to look good for my area. -------------- Original message -------------- From: Richard Gullion <pianoguy@rogers.com> Just a note for MARSHALL... Dont be discouraged, what ever happens. Time is on your side. Many of the larger stores, schools churches etc.turned me down on first contact. The reply was usually we have bee using the same guy for years, oe we dont need another tuner here. I always thanked them, left my card or phone number. Despite the fact none needed me, many called me as much as two years later. The regular guy couldnt do a last minute tuning.. He didnt show up. They had a fight. All kinds of reasons. The bottom line was I got in. Some turned out to be regulars and a good scource for referances. No doesnt always mean no. Just not now. Also other techs/tuners I met would tell me how they have the area all wrapped up.He was was so cocky he didnt do any advertising. I began running a small ad in the local weekend paper, and the calls came. More than enough to cover cost. Many of my clients live in his neighborhood, but dont know he exists. W! ord of mouth is great, but it takes a long time for it to kick in. Yellow pages have always worked for me. For the 1st five years a I ran a big display add with colors etc. I got tons of work and customers. Lots of good ideas on the list. I just wanted to enourage you to be keep going and follow your dream. You cant lose. By the way my city has 350 thousand people, and 11 tuners in the phone book, plus a host of newbies with the ads in grocery stores etc. The little tags get torn off so I guess it works. I never tried it. pianotune05@comcast.net wrote: Hi Quentin, Thanks, yes this does help. I'll try my hardest to put my perfectionism aside :) and move on and tune tune tune in order to get that speed up. I'm also learning new ways to go fr! om pin to pin by feel more than using my 20/200 sight. Speaking of pins, does schaff have a polish or somethin g that cleans pins, plates struts anyting brass or metal on the piano? Marshall -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Quentin Codevelle" <quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr> pianotune05 wrote: "Hi Quentin, What did you do to increase your speed? Marshall" I tuned and tuned again, and as quick as possible, with a good result. I was taught to make a compromise between speed and accuracy right from the start. And if I couldn't tune a good unisson on a given note, for example because of a false beat, I did not spend time on this note, I was going on my tuning, and at the end, I tried to retuned what I missed during the first pass. And I tuned only 2 or 3 hours a day, but with speed. I hope this helps. I think some people have other methods, but this worked for me. Now I can make a reasonable tuning in 45mn-1h, and a fast tuning in 30 mn. Quentin Richard the "Piano Guy" ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/da/fd/6f/42/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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