<!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 6.00.2800.1226" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe has my "amen" on that!  I just = switched.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joy!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elwood Doss, Jr.</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=imatunr@srvinet.com href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">Joe = And Penny Goss</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> Sunday, November 09, 2003 = 9:18 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: on becoming a = piano tech</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Brad,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keep your day job and work into  = it  take a good correspondence couse like the </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Randy Potter School of Piano Technology</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>61592 Orion Drive Bend Or = 97702</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>541 382 5411</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Join the guild and further your = education by taking classes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then when you feel comfortable make = the switch if you feel  you are ready to full time piano tech.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A = href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <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=bselves@sympatico.ca = href="mailto:bselves@sympatico.ca">Brad Selves</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 09, = 2003 7:54 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> on becoming a piano = tech</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm contemplating a career change = into Piano Tech and would love it if you Technicians/Tuners (what do you = usually call yourselves?) could give me some insight into the career choice and business.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Although I think this career would = be a great fit with me (grew up playing piano, love working with my = hands, have made guitars & furniture, like being self-employed), I want to = know this is a viable career before I quit my job to go back to school for this.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So having said this, my questions = are these (for now):</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there demand for Piano Techs? Is = demand growing/shrinking/stable?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Where is the demand? Is it private/institutions/stores/manufacturers/somewhere = else?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is a reasonable range of = annual income? What about starting out? I live in Southwestern Ontario, Canada if = it makes a difference?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would you recommend this = career?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do you have any other answers to = questions you think I should be asking but haven't?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for your considerations in advance.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>