[pianotech] Our brother's keepers

[John Formsma]

Excellent!  I will do this.
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JF


On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 11:56 PM, Mark Schecter <mark at schecterpiano.com>wrote:

> To all my brothers and sisters in piano work:
>
> One of the downsides of self-employment is the exposure we have to
> catastrophic events. Although some of us are employed by institutions or
>  dealerships, most of us go it alone, and if something happens, we deal with
> it in the best way we can scrape together, for better or for worse.
>
> Few of us have the resources to survive comfortably through any extended
> period of unemployment, whether as a result of health issues, macro-economic
> stresses, or sudden traumas. We just keep on plugging, with our fingers
> crossed, and if we're fortunate, our spouse or partner will help pull us
> through in a time of need. If we're the sole support, we're in real trouble.
>
> John Granholm will not be able to work for a good while. I don't have any
> idea what his financial situation is, but presumably, if he didn't need to
> be working, like most of us do, he would be fishing or golfing or otherwise
> relaxing. In other words, he is suddenly facing, among daunting physical
> difficulties, the prospect of no income, when just last week, the assumption
> was he would be working for a living.
>
> Having been in similar straits once, though not nearly so severe, I well
> remember the deep gratitude I felt for my fellow piano technicians who
> helped me get through in my time of need. Members of my chapter of PTG tuned
> pianos for me, and gave me the checks. I choke up right now just remembering
> those acts of love and support. Nothing has ever meant more to me.
>
> So here's what I'm going to do: I will tune one piano a month for John
> Granholm and send him the check, until he's able to return to work. This is
> one way I can express my gratitude for PTG; for the generosity of its
> members, my brothers and sisters, toward their fellows; and to John for his
> contributions to our world. I want to ease his mind during his recovery. I
> hope you will join me.
>
> -Mark Schecter, RPT
> San Francisco Chapter since 1979
>
>
>


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JF
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