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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are a lot of variations of =
success on the
piano tuner/technician theme. I'm not sure what kind of =
comparison
can be done. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After 3.5 years of business I was =
busier than a one
armed paper hanger--but it all depends on things like population,
connections--(working for a good dealer who can feed referrals is good =
at the
beginning), demand (how artistic your community is and its economic =
health) business sense/people skills and of course, the =
quality of
work you do. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do you attend the Toronto chapter PTG
meetings? Some chapters are friendlier than others. Is there =
a lot
of competition? I would say that if there is a lot of =
competition,
the best thing you can do is excellent work, have good people =
skills and be
reliable. Actually, I would say that is the only way to do =
business.
:-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good luck,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>somewhere near Peoria, IL</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=lgulli2586@rogers.com
href="mailto:lgulli2586@rogers.com">lgulli2586</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, July 11, 2004 =
9:35 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Inquiring mind</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am new to the list, and find the =
archives, info
and humour</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>informative and =
entertaining.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am in Sothern Ontario, Canada, and =
although
there are a dozen tecks and tuners hear, it is not a friendly =
envirement, most
keep to themselves. No referals for work etc, even though they may not =
be set
up to do repairs etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I feel pretty much on my =
own.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What I would like to know is general =
in
nature...how old is everybody...how long in biz...how many =
private..how many
tunes a week etc...I want to determine where I am after 3.5 years full =
time</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard
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