[pianotech] Fw: Vehicle Recommendations

[David Ilvedson]

The Steinway smock is such a fashion statement... '-]   

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Paul T Williams" <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 4/25/2010 12:56:40 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fw: Vehicle Recommendations


>I made this mistake a long time ago.  A nice looking car makes a huge 
>difference!  Don't go get an older Dodge Colt station wagon and put a sign 
>on it just because it gets 40 mpg!!  Didn't work too well!  Didn't matter 
>if I was The King of Piano tuning, people make early judgements.  As 
>somebody said, "You only get one chance to make a first impression." So 
>true...so true... Why didn't anyone tell me that years ago!

>Dressing up professionally is also a key.  A doctoral student here, who 
>always wears a suit and tie, told me, "Don't dress for where you are, but 
>dress for where you want to be!"  Good words to live by.  (of course, I 
>still need to wear jeans and sweatshirts often in the shop, day to day, as 
>I find the need to get dirty crawling around under pianos, etc).  When I 
>know I'm only (hopefully) tuning, or concert tuning, I dress to the max 
>(sans tux), with my Steinway work-smock on. 

>Paul




>From:
>Ryan Sowers <tunerryan at gmail.com>
>To:
>pianotech at ptg.org
>Date:
>04/25/2010 01:33 PM
>Subject:
>Re: [pianotech] Fw: Vehicle Recommendations





>Your vehicle is your mobile store front, and is likely a client's first 
>impression of you and your business. People in our culture, like it or 
>not, are crazy about cars. Piano technicians often work in upscale 
>neighborhoods. Your car should put you on equal footing with these 
>clients. 

>I love my 2005 Acura MDX. Plenty of cargo for my needs, all wheel drive 
>that gets you where you need to even in adverse weather, and it clearly 
>states to my clients: Quality. It also does an adequate job towing my 
>piano moving trailer. 

>As a Honda product, it has  steller reliablity. The MDX has been rated 
>Consumer Reports top mid-size luxery SUV. Gas mileage? Not the greatest, 
>(average around 18-19) but it is solid and safe. 

>The other vehicle I considered was a Lexus RX-330. It just didn't have 
>enough cargo room for me. But they are NICE. 

>-- 
>Ryan Sowers, RPT
>Puget Sound Chapter
>Olympia, WA
>www.pianova.net[attachment "mdx.bmp" deleted by Paul T 
>Williams/Music/UNL/UNEBR]