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<DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hi Mark,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Great name, that's my son's name and my middle name. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I often wonder that myself abuot clients. I'm trying to build the tuning business here, and it's tough. I thought I blew my chance of even getting my card in a ladys hands today because she asked how I would get to where she was. I explain that I'm sight impaired and that my wife or the city bus takes me to my tunings. I'm a quick wit so when another woman asked how far do I travel, I said, as far as my wife will drive me." </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I never tell anyone I'm new. When someone asked me today about that old junky grand piano, I said that I'm obtaining additional training in the repair end of things etc... This way I treid to make it look as if have a business where I may obtain further training as a mechanic would etc.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Marshall</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Dean May" <deanmay@pianorebuilders.com> <BR><BR>> It is all about confidence. I was regularly asked the question of how <BR>> long I had been tuning when I first started out. Now it hardly every <BR>> gets asked. <BR>> <BR>> Dean <BR>> Dean May cell 812.239.3359 <BR>> PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 <BR>> Terre Haute IN 47802 <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message----- <BR>> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On <BR>> Behalf Of Mark Wisner <BR>> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:51 PM <BR>> To: Pianotech <BR>> Subject: Re: Working while tuning <BR>> <BR>> Avoid the issue entirely and don't volunteer the information that you <BR>> have a full time job in another field. If you are pressed for an <BR>> explanation as to why you don't work full-time as a piano tech you can <BR>> truthfully say that you are just beginning to establish a tuning <BR>> clientele in this area. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message----- <BR>> >From: mps@usol.com <BR>> >Sent: Jan 4, 2006 8:11 AM <BR>> >To: pianotech@ptg.org <BR>> >Subject: Working while tuning <BR>> > <BR>> >Does anyone on the list feel that a client will not be as dedicated to <BR>> >you if they know that you are not a full-time tuner/tech yet? <BR>> >I am currently working a full-time job while in the process of breaking <BR>> <BR>> >into tuning. <BR>> > <BR>> >Thank you <BR>> >Mark <BR>> > <BR>> >_______________________________________________ <BR>> >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Mark Wisner <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> pianotech list info: http://www.ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/pianotech </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>