David, your comments are very interesting, and make me envious! We did have some discussion on here a year or two, about difference in prevailing market conditions in different lands/regions. In order for what you describe to work (which for you it obviously does!), there has to be 1) sufficient 'population density' of pianos, of decent enough quality to be worth spending the money on, and 2) a good enough local economy, and a willingness of piano owners with reasonable disposable income, to spend it on the piano. Here in the West of Scotland there is a dearth of both! Best regards, David Boyce. "That may sound brutal, but it's the truth. I make six figures every year just on piano service, and I work five weeks out of every six for medical reasons. That means I'm getting paid a lot; and I rarely or ever work on more than two pianos a day, and often just one. I would say 95% of the new client pianos I come to have not had any regular service other than tuning in their lifetime---even studios and serious players, although the percentage in those categories is probably lower---70%---it's enough to keep us in work here in L.A. for the foreseeable future. Once players hear and feel the radical positive change we make by implementing complete piano service, most of them become grateful, elegant clients for life. It's rewarding on all levels".
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