[pianotech] Lost business

[David Ilvedson]

I think Duaine is thinking small...no guts, no glory.   No one is going to hand it to you...
Quit complaining (I'm really tired of the Sad Sack/woe is me posts) and get to work.   

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: tnrwim at aol.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 5/20/2010 11:33:43 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Lost business





>So with the partner gone, and the loss of the Pianodisc business, he is
>sking a minimum of $300 / month - - - too rich for my blood.

>Duaine

>$300 a month is too much to pay for shop rent?  That's a bargain. If you have as 
>much business as you claim you have, that money will be earned in a day. Something 
>else is going on here. 

>Wim 






>-----Original Message-----
>From: Duaine Hechler <dahechler at att.net>
>To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Sent: Thu, May 20, 2010 3:22 am
>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Lost business


>Paul T Williams wrote:
> Bingo!  When I lived in Washington state, I didn't even have a
> basement. No shop or anything.  I found a very generous tech who has
> an enormous shop who openly let me bring in pianos for no charge.
> (Thank you, Roger!!)  I'm sure that Duaine could figure out a way to
> do that as well in his area.  

> Paul
>ell, it looks like I'm going to have to go there.
>The same tech that - was - doing Pianodisc installations also had a
>artner tech. Something happened between them and the partner is gone.
>So with the partner gone, and the loss of the Pianodisc business, he is
>sking a minimum of $300 / month - - - too rich for my blood.
>Previously, another tech was selling used pianos - until - he lost his
>ease and the landlord wanted to gouge the price of rent - so after many
>ears in business, he folded the business - however he is still "teching".
>Finally, the last, current, opportunity would be a - daily - 100 mile -
>ound - trip - - - gas prices.
>Duaine