[pianotech] Improving the content of this list

[Paul Williams]

Then quit spilling your junk here!  Who is in the St Louis chapter anyway?
  I would like to hear from those who give him this hug! St Louis where
are you?  Can't you control this guy??? Do think this is a joke?

Let's give him all a hug eh?

P

On 11/13/12 9:23 PM, "Duaine Hechler" <dahechler at att.net> wrote:

>On 11/13/2012 03:56 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>     If everybody does this, then you will never know, if I have a
>>legitimate
>>     question or comment to make.
>>
>> Duaine.  I'm sure you've heard the expression. "Don't bite the hand
>>that feeds you".
>> You specialize in player and pump organ repair. I think that's great,
>>and we need people like you in our industry.
>> When I was in St. Louis, whenever a customer called me about this kind
>>of work I would refer them to Bill Trefts or
>> Bill Reichert. Other tuners in St. Louis would refer customer to me who
>>were in the market for a new or used piano, or
>> rebuilding work. Even out here in Hawaii I get calls from customers who
>>were referred to me by a PTG on the mainland.
>> In other words, the best source of business are the other tuners in the
>>PTG.
>> You've complained that your business has not been great. You blame the
>>lack of business on competition from older more
>> established tuners in St. Louis. That might be true, but they can also
>>be the best source of new customers for you.
>> All those piano tuners who've been around for a long time also know a
>>lot of customers who have player pianos, and
>> even pump organs. Wouldn't it be in your best interest to get to know
>>those tuners, and be on speaking terms with
>> them, so that they can refer player work to you. But from what I've
>>heard from other tuners in St. Louis, and from
>> what you've told us here on the list, you don't want anything to do
>>with them. In fact, you've stated openly that you
>> don't like them.
>> So Duaine, perhaps you're making your own bed. You're loosing out on a
>>lot of business by your behavior and your
>> actions. Think about it.
>> WIm
>>
>There you go again, Wim, spouting your mouth about something you know
>nothing about.
>
>For the record, I am on GREAT terms with all the St. Louis techs, except
>for maybe the latest ones I have never met. You
>see I don't get a chance to go to the meetings varying often. And when I
>do, they welcome me with open arms and are very
>cordial and most everyone ask how things are and say that they miss me at
>the meetings.
>
>So, if you are going to speak ill of me, please, get your facts straight !
>
>Duaine
>
>-- 
>Duaine Hechler
>Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
>(314) 838-5587 / dahechler at att.net / www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com
>Home & Business user of Linux - 12 years
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