At 02:23 PM 5/22/97 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 97-05-22 02:55:54 EDT, you write: > ><< Slow? Hardly. > > Whoever posted their "slow complaint" I hope you're satisfied. This is what >you get. Some guy who can't stop crowing...snip >Chucklingly yours, Sam Grossner chicago. > Sam, Glenn, et al, Wish I could crow. 'Fraid I'm just one of the chickens scratching around. Seriously, I find that it doesn't take that much extra effort to generate some kind of business. True enough, at this stage of my career I see an awful lot of one-timers, spinets and all kinds of junk stuff to do. I'm very thankful for this business, though, and I try to use all of these experiences as a dress rehearsal for bigger and better pianos to tune and work on. When I get a decent instrument to work on it sure is a nice change, but I don't cultivate the customer any different than all the rest. Word does get around. As another suggestion, here's another thing to pursue if you have the same scenario as me: Ask other techs if you can do some shop work for them. I mentioned that I had several actions to work on. Well, I couldn't get to all of them at once and when a fellow tech asked me if there was anything she could help out on, I jumped at the chance. Evidently her schedule forced her to be around her shop and she needed something to fill up time and make some loot, so it worked out for both of us. Beverly Kim (Hi, Bev don't get all red in the face!) did a magnificent job on some actions and allowed me time to accomplish several other projects during a stressful time. Hope this helps, John. Joseph Alkana RPT
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