Larry When I got started about 20 years ago, an old timer talked to me about slow times. He said that for no reason at all, tunings will slow down for about 2 or 3 months, and then get back to "normal" again. He said there wasn't any rhyme or reason for it. It did not seem to have anything to do with the time of year, the economy, or the weather. And it doesn''t happen to everyone. One tuner might be sitting by the phone waiting for it to ring, while the others are doing 10 pianos a day. He was absolutely right, because I have experienced that phenomenon over and over again. One year the Spring and Summer will be the busiest, the next year, it is Fall and Winter, or something in between. And when I was busy, we'd get reports at meetings that others were slow. Although you didn't ask for advize, the best thing to do is keep busy during those slow times. Always try to have a few projects available, or if anything, clean up the shop, or the house. Before you know it, you'er out there working like crazy again. Good luck. Willem Blees RPT St. Louis
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