<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Hi all,<br><br>Richard asked an interesting question: how many pianos do you tune per day or week? Terry, was it a joke or do you really tune up to 30-40 tunings a week? Looking to the smilie I assume it was a joke.  Usualy I try to limit it to 3 tunings per day, but in the high season (christmas time) I have to do 4 appointments. Next monday I will have a hard day: I will drive in an area where 5 pianos are waiting for me. But these days are very very rare. Furthermore, I do field service only for 3 days a week because I have my store opened for the other 3 days a week. Of course I have to tune in my store, too. But I try not to do too many tunings a week. It´s making me tired and sometimes it´s  stressfull. And I feel it´s getting more stressfull with the years, particularly in the high treble. Now I am 43 years old and 20 years ago it seemed to be easier. But I am very very happy that I have my Verituner for 2 years now. How could I work without an ETD all the years? It makes work much more comfortable.<br><br>Gregor<br><br><hr>From: pianolover88@hotmail.com<br>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br>Subject: RE: the economy<br>Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 18:37:30 -0700<br><br> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft SafeHTML"> <style> .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass body.EC_hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} </style> No more than 30-40 tunings per week for me. I'm semi-reitred! <img src="http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w3/pr01/ltr/../emoticons/smile_regular.gif"><br><br>Terry Peterson<br><br><hr>From: AlliedPianoCraft@hotmail.com<br>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br>Subject: Re: the economy<br>Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:43:35 -0400<br><br> <style> .ExternalClass p.EC_MsoNormal, .ExternalClass li.EC_MsoNormal, .ExternalClass div.EC_MsoNormal {margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} .ExternalClass a:link, .ExternalClass span.EC_MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} .ExternalClass a:visited, .ExternalClass span.EC_MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;} .ExternalClass p {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} .ExternalClass span.EC_EmailStyle17 {font-family:Arial;color:navy;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in;} .ExternalClass div.EC_Section1 {page:Section1;} </style> <div><font face="Arial">I could handle that in my younger days, but now I max out at 3. At the end of the third, I'm thinking serious lubrication also. Shop work can wait for another day. What a great business we're in.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial">Al Guecia</font></div> <div><font face="Arial"></font> </div> <div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;"> <div><br></div> <div style="background: rgb(245, 245, 245) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <div style=""><b>From:</b> <a title="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net CTRL + Click to follow link" href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">David Love</a> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 09, 2008 7:28 PM</div> <div><b>To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</a> </div> <div><b>Subject:</b> RE: the economy</div></div></div> <div><br></div> <div class="EC_EC_Section1"> <p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;">I try to keep it to 3 appointments in the AM and work in the shop in the afternoon.  I’ll do 5 if I have to drive somewhere and can group them but that requires serious lubrication afterwards.  </span></font></p> <p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;"></span></font> </p> <div> <font color="navy" size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">David</span></font><font color="navy" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;"> Love</span></font><font color="navy" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;"><br><a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</a><br><a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com" target="_blank">www.davidlovepianos.com</a></span></font><font color="navy"><span style="color: navy;"> </span></font><br></div> <p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">-----Original Message-----<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b><a title="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net CTRL + Click to follow link" href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</a><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, October 09, 2008 3:24 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> </span></font><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">Pianotech List</span></font><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: the economy</span></font></p> <p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></font> </p> <div> <p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dave, </span></font></p></div> <div> <p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">How many appointments per day on average?</span></font></p></div> <div> <p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">RU/UP</span></font></p></div> <blockquote style="border-style: none none none solid; border-width: medium medium medium 1.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 4pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 3.75pt;"> <p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">-------------- Original message from "David Love" <davidlovepianos@comcast.net>: -------------- <br><br><br>> These problems find their source in Reaganomics, trickle down philosophy and <br>> deficit spending on projects that have no return. In the interim there is <br>> plenty of blame to go around on both sides. Of course Bush and his cronies <br>> should be given the Mussolini, if you catch my drift, but that's another <br>> story. <br>> <br>> That being said, my business is fine. I'm booked into next year with <br>> rebuilding projects (of course they could change their minds), my service <br>> work is booked out several weeks and I'm opting out of jobs that take me too <br>> far a field or involve pianos I don't want to work on. Who knows if it will <br>> last but while it does I'm making hay. If things are slow, get some <br>> exercise and play with your kids. <br>> <br>> David Love <br>> davidlovepianos@comcast.net <br>> www.davidlovepianos.com <br>> <br>> <br>> </span></font></p></blockquote></div> <br><hr>Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/" target="_blank">See Now</a> <br /><hr />Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! <a href='http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us' target='_new'>Try it!</a></body> </html>