Thom, Being older and getting started in at least the piano field does have an advantage. New clients assume because you are older, you have been tuning all your life. Age looks like experience to most people. Very few will ask you how long you have been tuning. Twenty five years ago I apprenticed and older guy that retired from the bicycle business to tune. After he learned enough to get by, he began tuning and had no problems, maybe even an advantage, as he was 25 years older than I. When people see gray hair they assume this is what you have done all your life. Hang in there. James James Grebe Est. 1962 Piano Tuner-Technician Creator of Custom Caster Cups Creator of fine Writing Instruments Theatre and Theatre Organ Historian www.grebepiano.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 (314) 608-4137 Become what you believe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Rhea, Jr." <rheapiano at cox.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 10:33 PM Subject: [pianotech] Getting started... > List, > > I'm getting a really late start as a piano technician. I've - > essentially - > completed the Randy Potter Piano Technology course and have been tuning > for > a few months. Business is - to put it bluntly - horrible! After a flurry > of interest, I'm finding it very difficult to drum up new business in the > Hampton Roads, VA area. There are several RPTs and other technicians > locally, but not enough - I think - to cover all the needs of the > community. > Since I'm 65, I don't have a lot of time to go before I'll just be too old > to continue, but I'd like to be as effective and prolific as I can be, > given > my limited longevity. Any ideas on how to jump-start my business? > > > > Thanks, > > Tom Rhea, Jr. > > Rhea Piano Service > > > >
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