<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Speaking of slow business, I am = experiencing the slowest time ever in my thirty years of piano work.  It is a = tough pill to swallow, to say the least, and I can't seem to put a finger = on what's going on.  I hate it for those who are having the same = experience, but I'm glad to know it's not happening just to me.  This thing is = causing me to really start to look at an advertising campaign, which I have = never done.  My advertising has been done through business cards and word = of mouth, and at this point, they don't seem to be getting the job = done.  Maybe we all need to put our heads together to get this thing turned around.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wesley Hardman, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Scottsboro, Alabama</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net = href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 12, 2005 = 10:01 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Quiet Time</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard asked: "<FONT face="Times = New Roman" size=3>Anybody finding it slow right now in the piano biz, compared = to other years??????????<FONT face=Arial = size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>BIG TIME! :-( I usually am booked = 2-3 weeks in advance. Haven't been for several months, even though I send out = reminders and call when possible/advisable. This week, so far, I have ONE = tuning! YIKES! DOUBLE YIKES! (Time to check my deodorant or sumpin!)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>However, I do have plenty to do in = the shop, so it's not a complete loss. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On a side note, our chapter now has = more members than the L.A. Chapter, so it could be that we've reached maximum = saturation for our area, seein's how we don't even come close to the population = of L.A.!!!! Another: YIKES!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>