[pianotech] Selling your tools

[wimblees at aol.com]

That's how my son paid his way through college. He's now a very successful CPA, but remembers enough about the business to give me some great advice. 


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Mililani, Oahu, HI
808-349-2943
Author of: 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Rob & Helen Goodale <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Sat, Aug 15, 2009 7:26 am
Subject: [pianotech] Selling your tools


Dude, I think you are making a BIG mistake selling your tools.?
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I know school is expensive but so is the long-term prospect of being a student. There are some good stories out there of students making ends meet by tuning pianos on the side. In my own personal experience I spent a lot of time working a part-time job at Wal-Mart in order to help pay for my student expenses. If I had been tuning instead I could have made in two tunings what I was making working for Sam in a week. I could have made equal or more money in a tenth of the time. In the long term you will make much more doing a couple weekend tunings. Most students could only dream of an option like that. You have a marketable skill and your tools are already are paid for. Do yourself a favor and hold on to them, it's something that will help you make an extra income the rest of your life even if you choose to go into another profession.?
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Rob Goodale, RPT?
Las Vegas, NV?
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> Hi all. It's been a long time since I've been on the Pianotech list?
> and I miss reading your posts. In the Fall, I'll be leaving the?
> tuning business and going back to school. To help pay for tuition,?
> I'm selling my tools which are all in excellent condition. Please e-?
> mail me directly if you'd like a list of what is for sale.?
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> Best wishes to all of you!?
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> Michelle Smith?
> michelle at smithpianoservice.com?
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