It's how I got started, too. It especially helps if you like the pianos that the dealer carries. :-) Barbara Richmond, RPT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean May" <deanmay@pianorebuilders.com> To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 1:54 PM Subject: RE: Warranty tuning > Hi Richard, > > Doing this kind of store work really launched my career as I have > recently written about. As I recall I charged about half my going rate > to the store. It was still pretty good money by most standards and it > generated a huge number of clients for me. Not only did I get the sold > piano customers I also got a lot of new full price customers from people > who called the store looking for a tuner. > > For somebody starting out I heartily recommend it. > > Dean > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > > Richard writes: >>What about in-store repair, regulation and tuning? Hourly? Percentage >>of tuning fee? Percentage of hourly rate? It's certainly not very > lucrative, >>except to those of us getting started. My problem is "I'm just a guy > who >>can't say no." > > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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