not so slowwwww month

[DIANE HOFSTETTER]

.
>
>What I have come across is that local piano teachers, who for as long
>as I can remember always had waiting lists, now are looking for
>students. Has anyone else seen this? It seems like a sign of
>hard economic times in the offing.
>
>Susan
>


I only know one teacher in my new home-tuning area (Portland, OR).  She has 
three teachers working for her and 110 children signed up for this fall--up 
from 95 last year.

However, tunings at the store are slow this month so we can catch up on 
floor tunings and shop work.

Diane