Duaine, That's a tough one... We have plenty of work around here, but the pace of life is pretty fast. It's easy to feel like I'm treading water even though I'm doing 3-4 tunings on most days. I hope the economy in your area is able to turn in a more profitable direction than it's been going. Dave Stahl Dave Stahl Dave Stahl Piano Service 650-224-3560 dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net http://dstahlpiano.net/ -----Original Message----- From: dahechler at charter.net To: ed440 at mindspring.com; pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 1:45 PM Subject: Re: A downside to self-employment Should have? You have to be making enough money in the first place to even think about the first two. Even my mentor of 30+ years is slightly hurting. So if he is hurting, you can imagine what that is doing to me!! We have Boeing, Ford plant and Chrysler plant - either hurting or closed. SO, give me ideas on how to get business from your existing clientèle when THEY are hurting ?! >From a depressed city with no chance of moving, Duaine ed440 at mindspring.com wrote: Dave- Every self-employed piano technician should have 1) Disability insurance 2) A sick leave fund 3) A doctor who knows your income depnds on your hearing. Rest well. Ed Sutton ----Original Message Follows---- From: piannaman at aol.com Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: A downside to self-employment Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 01:44:26 -0400 You don't get paid when you don't work. That's the big downside. Vacations we generally tend to account for, but it's hard to plan sick leave. I probably should have taken this whole week off. I had a couple of nights of fever and chills, and was feeling weak most of the time. But like the stubborn ox I am, I pushed through what I thought was a cold, capped by a 4 tuning-with-some-voicing Friday that included a fair amount of driving. I ended up in the ER that night with chest pain. Turns out it was a mild case of pneumonia, not a heart issue. Do others of you notice a difference in sound perception when you have a fever? Even pianos that I tuned that passed every interval and etd test available to me sounded unpleasant and off. Next time, I'll listen to my body when it screams, "take the time off." It would be a lot more costly to end up in the hospital for a long stretch than to miss a few days of work. Be Well, Dave Stahl, Sunday Sofa Spud Dave Stahl Piano Service 650-224-3560 dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net http://dstahlpiano.net/ ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild Reed Organ Society Member St. Louis, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at charter.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20061008/ba6fdcc6/attachment.html
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