Thank You Mark!! Supremely well put. Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Mark Purney <mark.purney at mesapiano.com>wrote: > What is the point of making such comments? All this does is discourage and > discard less experienced technicians, and I hope none of the part timers on > this list pay any attention to it. I believe there are many excellent part > time techs, and there are others that are working hard to become the best > they can be. Many of today's part time technicians will eventually be the > future of this profession; the ones who someday teach and mentor others. > > The brain surgery comparison is silly. A brain surgeon is a specialist, in > the highest levels of the medical profession. If we were talking about > rebuilding six-figure pianos, maybe we could reasonably go there, but even > then, nobody is going to die if something goes wrong (unless you drop the > piano on them). If I need a flu shot, should I insist on a brain surgeon to > administer, or would a part time nurse or physician's assistant be more > appropriate? If a Wurlitzer spinet needs a pitch raise, would the best > rebuilder in town be the only person worth calling? Really? > > I'm part time, and may continue to be for a long time to come - by choice. > I'm dedicated to my work, and dedicated to making my clients happy. Am I > delivering the quality results they expect, and do they know they can rely > on me, and that I will go out of my way to make sure they are 100% satisfied > every time? THAT is what matters to the client, and therefore, what matters > to me. > > I'm intentionally growing my business slowly. In my situation, I believe it > is the best approach, both ethically, and for efficacy. It gives me time to > focus on education, learning new skills, practicing old skills, helping my > local chapter, going to conventions and classes, etc. There is much to be > learned while on the paid job, but there is also a great deal to be learned > outside of it. I'm doing the best I possibly can with the time I have to > work with, and right now, that happens to be part time. I wholeheartedly > reject the notion that I'm not worth hiring because of it. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090401/1a4acf67/attachment.html>
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