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<font size=3>At 11:09 PM 10/19/2001 -0400, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>I have been independently tuning home and
church pianos or about 5 years. I<br>
will now be moving to a suburb village of a major northern city. I come
from<br>
the South. This is my first move since acquiring these skills.<br>
<br>
I know that in this suburban villiage, that there is a well known
piano<br>
tuner and another tuner a couple of villages over. I have no idea
what<br>
impact a second tuner will have in this area or on the other man's
business.<br>
<br>
If you were to have someone like myself come and move into your village,
I<br>
can imagine that you might be threatened or concerned. I would like to go
in<br>
with high ethics and respectfulness. I am a part time tuner and
would like<br>
to grow a business of 6-8 pianos a week.<br>
<br>
Do you have two or three suggestions or thoughts which I might keep in
mind.<br>
<br>
Thanks a lot.<br>
Steve</blockquote><br>
The appropriate action would be to introduce yourself and offer your
assistance and intentions.<br>
Who knows, they may be wishing there _were_someone else to refer some
customers.<br>
<br>
Get acquainted, you'll probably become friends.<br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Jon Page, piano technician<br>
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.<br>
<a href="mailto:jonpage2001@mediaone.net" eudora="autourl">mailto:jonpage2001@mediaone.net</a><br>
<a href="http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.stanwoodpiano.com</a><br>
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