Mobile Piano Mini-Shop

Thomas Cole tcole@cruzio.com
Sat, 22 May 2004 17:11:55 -0700


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This would be a trailer which was bought from Wells Cargo, then 
especially outfitted for fiber optic cable splicing...   Hmmm, this 
sounds like it's going to be pretty expensive. Likely I'd be paying for 
equipment I wouldn't be using.

Sure, I'd like to have a small shop tag around with me when I was out 
tuning. Once in a great while I might actually go out and use it. But 
even if it were free, I would resent having to always be towing this 
thing and where am I going to park, etc.

My idea of being somewhat shop ready is to have a van (Ford Econoline 
size) with a workbench and some power tools, AC source - and I'd leave 
the piano moving to the piano movers.

Tom Cole
Gettin long in the tooth in Calif.

Rick Bazemore wrote:

> I am 1-2 years away from going full-time with my career as a piano 
> technician and am considering the purchase of a Wells Cargo 8'X12" 
> Fiber Optic Splicing type trailer to set up as a mobile shop.  This 
> trailer maximizes cabinetry and work surfaces (also has ac/heat, 
> power, and cargo ramp rear door with room to tote at least one piano) 
> that would allow most bench work but not complete rebuilds (of 
> course).  My question to those of you who are much more experienced 
> than I is how useful would this type of set up be in a business that 
> will be more tuning/in home repair based as opposed to rebuilding/in 
> shop repair at least at the outset.  I am anticipating taking 
> advantage of at least 3 out of town locations (in state locations less 
> than 2 hours away) where I have previously served as Church Music 
> Director and would have a good clientele base at each location.
>  
> Please tell me your opinions.
>  
> Rick Bazemore, RPT
>
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