Fathers, beware of the traveling tuner ! http://tiny.cc/jbrl6 Allan Sutton, m.mus. RPT www.pianotechniquemontreal.com 2010/10/12 Richard Ucci <richarducci at comcast.net> > I've had this idea using the motorhome when the kids are all off on their > own. Spend a week or so in each location and move on. See the country and > write it all off. And ... my wife even likes the idea. > > Rick Ucci/ Ucci Piano > www.uccipiano.com > > > > On Oct 12, 2010, at 4:36 PM, Rob McCall <rob at mccallpiano.com> wrote: > > Greetings list, >> >> Today I stopped by one of the local music instruction businesses to >> introduce myself and drop off some cards, make some contacts, etc. >> >> The owner told me that they already have a tuner that comes by once or >> twice a year (I can't remember which he said...), but on a regular schedule. >> >> The interesting part is that the tuner is from Texas! Realize that I live >> in Southern California. They told me this tuner travels around and is >> booked up to a year in advance, traveling all over the country to tune. >> >> Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? Or maybe it's one of us on the >> list? Talk about a mileage charge... :-) I'd be curious how this tuner >> runs a successful business with a perceived high level of overhead (food, >> gas, lodging, etc.). Or maybe he operates out of a motorhome? Nonetheless, >> it seemed like an intriguing concept if not somewhat impractical, for me at >> least. >> >> The good news is that they put all my information in their system for >> referrals to their clients. :-) >> >> Regards, >> >> Rob McCall >> >> McCall Piano Service, LLC >> www.mccallpiano.com >> Murrieta, CA >> 951-698-1875 >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101012/a8c45478/attachment.htm>
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