the economy

[Fenton Murray]

Your an inspiration, Al. Hang in there, Wim, I'm right behind you.
Fenton
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: AlliedPianoCraft 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 11:26 AM
  Subject: Re: the economy


  Wim, retirement is overrated. I retired for about 6 months. I hated it and got right back to working. Semi-retirement is very easy in this business. I work about 3 days a week and love it. The other good thing is that after a certain age you don't loose any of your Social Security benefits. I'm 68 and plan to work for as long as I enjoy it.

  I hate that your business is slow. I always like to have 1 or 2 pianos in the shop. Great income source for slow weeks and bad weather.


  Al Guecia



  From: wimblees at aol.com 
  Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 1:59 PM
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Subject: Re: the economy


  The bad news is, I HAVE to tune 15 - 20 piano a week, in order to make a living. The bad news is, I am only tuning 10 - 15 piano a week. I'm getting by selling string covers, Rust Blocker, and doing minor regulations and repairs. Hopefully, when the econnomy recovers, I will be able to do more work. 

  My wife and I had hoped to retire in another couple of years. (We're both in our early 60's)  But with the drop in the stock market, I just told her last night that it looks like we'll be doing this for another 10 years. 


  Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
  Piano Tuner/Technician
  Mililani, Oahu, HI
  808-349-2943
  Author of: 
  The Business of Piano Tuning
  available from Potter Press
  www.pianotuning.com


  -----Original Message-----
  From: Gregor _ <karlkaputt at hotmail.com>
  To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
  Sent: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:07 pm
  Subject: RE: the economy


  Hi all,

  Richard asked an interesting question: how many pianos do you tune per day or week? Terry, was it a joke or do you really tune up to 30-40 tunings a week? Looking to the smilie I assume it was a joke.  Usualy I try to limit it to 3 tunings per day, but in the high season (christmas time) I have to do 4 appointments. Next monday I will have a hard day: I will drive in an area where 5 pianos are waiting for me. But these days are very very rare. Furthermore, I do field service only for 3 days a week because I have my store opened for the other 3 days a week. Of course I have to tune in my store, too. But I try not to do too many tunings a week. Its making me tired and sometimes its  stressfull. And I feel its getting more stressfull with the years, particularly in the high treble. Now I am 43 years old and 20 years ago it seemed to be easier. But I am very very happy that I have my Verituner for 2 years now. How could I work without an ETD all the years? It makes wor! k much more comfortable.

  Gregor


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  From: pianolover88 at hotmail.com
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Subject: RE: the economy
  Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 18:37:30 -0700

  No more than 30-40 tunings per week for me. I'm semi-reitred! 

  Terry Peterson


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  From: AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Subject: Re: the economy
  Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:43:35 -0400


  I could handle that in my younger days, but now I max out at 3. At the end of the third, I'm thinking serious lubrication also. Shop work can wait for another day. What a great business we're in.

  Al Guecia



  From: David Love 
  Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 7:28 PM
  To: 'Pianotech List' 
  Subject: RE: the economy


  I try to keep it to 3 appointments in the AM and work in the shop in the afternoon.  Il do 5 if I have to drive somewhere and can group them but that requires serious lubrication afterwards.  

  David Love
  davidlovepianos at comcast.net
  www.davidlovepianos.com 

  -----Original Message-----
  From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of richard.ucci at att.net
  Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 3:24 PM
  To: Pianotech List
  Subject: RE: the economy

  Dave, 
  How many appointments per day on average?
  RU/UP
    -------------- Original message from "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>: -------------- 


    > These problems find their source in Reaganomics, trickle down philosophy and 
    > deficit spending on projects that have no return. In the interim there is 
    > plenty of blame to go around on both sides. Of course Bush and his cronies 
    > should be given the Mussolini, if you catch my drift, but that's another 
    > story. 
    > 
    > That being said, my business is fine. I'm booked into next year with 
    > rebuilding projects (of course they could change their minds), my service 
    > work is booked out several weeks and I'm opting out of jobs that take me too 
    > far a field or involve pianos I don't want to work on. Who knows if it will 
    > last but while it does I'm making hay. If things are slow, get some 
    > exercise and play with your kids. 
    > 
    > David Love 
    > davidlovepianos at comcast.net 
    > www.davidlovepianos.com 
    > 
    > 
    > 


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