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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi, I am 31 and just started with =
piano
tuning.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>My career has started in the =
chocolats, I was
one of those making these nice Belgian chocolats, after that I did some
construction work as a tower crane operator where I decided to continue =
my
studies and graduated as graduate in computer science, stil doing the =
computer
things as an SAP technology Consultant, maybe someday I will be good =
enough to be
a fulltime piano tech.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Tuning pianos is really relaxing =
for me,
al the stress is dissapearing 2 sec after opening a =
piano.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>But this confirms the statement of =
Quetin,
I will probably over 40 when I start servicing pianos fulltime after =
stopping
my current activities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Peter<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font =
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Quentin Codevelle<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, January 03, =
2005
19:10<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> average age? =
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So, according to all the replies you've sent, I can =
deduce
that I'm the youngest tech of the list !</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So I was not wrong when I said I was a young tech, =
don't you
think ;-) ??</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>BTW, at what age did each of you began learning this
profession? It looks like some people have started in this business
after stopping another activity.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For those who became techs after a first career, what =
did
this first career consist in? What was your =
job?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I'm just curious about this! This is =
interesting.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Quentin</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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