****comments interspersed..... On Feb 12, 2007, at 12:10 PM, Richard Morgan wrote: > I have an opportunity (?) Yes. a tremendous opportunity IF you're ready for it, and IF the dealer is not a weasel---a human being that you instinctively know---- just KNOW---you'd never be close to, or even trust. DO NOT make a deal with the devil----do not work with people that make your stomach clench. My homeboy, Warren Buffett (from my hometown, friend of my mother since childhood) took that last statement as his absolute code and mission statement---"do not work with people that make your stomach clench---" and used it to make himself 40 billion dollars and his shareholders about a trillion dollars. For real. > to work for a new dealer, and would appreciate some advice. I was > asked by the dealer to submit a bid "on cost [to] me on floor > tuning, pitch raise, complimentary tuning & pitch raise." This really tells you all you need to know. This guy doesn't even bring up anything more than tuning? Ewww. Unless you're truly a raw newbie, I'd pass---but that's just me. If you are, and you need to spend a year getting a thousand tunings under your belt, fine. Get some help from a respected piano technician in your area to set your prices properly. DON'T DO THIS ALONE. > Shouldn't I should also include ideas on prepping the pianos? I'm > still a newbie, with a small but growing clientele, and would like > to have the experience this kind of work can bring. Sure. Bring it up, and specifically talk about what you've heard other, more experienced techs talk about when they refer to prep--- bedding keyframe, regulation, hammer mating, voicing---and see what he says. It'll be revealing. > > If you are willing to share your ideas, you may email me off the > list. I would really appreciate the opportunity to dialogue (my > wife wouldn't like that word!!) on specifics. Call me, then. > > Thanks, > Richard Morgan > richard.morgan at yahoo.com You're welcome. David Andersen > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070212/8cce4434/attachment.html
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