<!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 6.00.2800.1522" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Marshall,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You are fortunate to be in the good = hands of Bill.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<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=pianotune05@comcast.net href="mailto:pianotune05@comcast.net">pianotune05@comcast.net</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">An open list, for piano = technicians</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 16, 2006 = 10:24 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: AAA</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hi Joe,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The RPT in Madison Wi also noted tha tmy speed = would improve etc.  In fact, he has one of the hammers you offer, a = neat hammer I do add.  He knows you quite well.  Do you recall, Bill Bremmer?<BR>Marshall</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px = solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Joe And Penny Goss" = <<A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A>> = <BR><BR>> Hi Marshall, <BR>> Better to be slow good and steady like the = tortoise than fast and not do a <BR>> good job. Sort of like the hare. = <BR>> Pitch raises are for me the time to push my hammer technic. <BR>> = Joe Goss RPT <BR>> Mother Goose Tools <BR>> imatunr@srvinet.com = <BR>> www.mothergoosetools.com <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- = <BR>> From: "pianotune05" <PIANOTUNE05@COMCAST.NET><BR>> To: "An open = list for piano technicians" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>> Sent: Monday, January = 16, 2006 9:18 PM <BR>> Subject: Re: AAA <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> = > I think living in a large area is a positive situation for business, = or <BR>> > should be anyway. I'm in a town of a little over 100k, = and there's at <BR>> least <BR>> > 9 techs. ! I 'm familiar = with, two of whom I 'm good friends with. I spoke <BR>> > with a tech = today who is getting out of the business full time because <BR>> after = <BR>> > 13 years she's having trouble making it. She's now a mail = carrier <BR>> > maintaining the customers she does have, but not = getting any new ones. <BR>> I"m <BR>> > thinking of relocating to a = large city where I have more than one music <BR>> > store to connect = with. Yes, we only haave one music store here, and the <BR>> > closest = one to this is about 30miles away. <BR>> > <BR>> > Interesting = that you mentioned getting with a tech on jobs I'm not famiiar <BR>> > = with Susan. I mentioned that tonight on the phone when I contacted that = <BR>> > woman about her tuning business, the one who is now a mail = carrier. As <BR>> for <BR>> > messing up a job, well so far so good no = goof ups. My first paid tuning <BR>> > went well. No complaints, = and I! even called to see if they had any <BR>> > questions concerns, = it was a facility that folks would fent for weeeing <BR>> > = receptions etc, a pretty upscale place. The piano turned out quite well. <BR>> > = <BR>> > As for training locally, well, I'll travel a = reasonable distance to learn <BR>> > from another RPT. This past weekend, = I had the privilage and pleasure to <BR>> > receive tutoring from an = awesome RPT in Madison WI. He is very familiar <BR>> > with the needs = of the sight impaired as my instructor in Chicago is. I <BR>> > spent = most of the day on Sat. going over techniques to help with my speed, = <BR>> > tuning techniques, and yes even using felts!!!:) Make sure that = Jeannie <BR>> > lady reads this one.:) He helped me in such a great = way, that I'm able to <BR>> > use them. He said that I'm well on my way = even though I'm starting out, <BR>> I'm <BR>> > well on my way! = :) <BR>> > <BR>> &g! t; As for handing out business cards. = I don' t hand them to just anyone. <BR>> > Years of experience in the = telemarketing field taught me to qualify leads <BR>> > etc. = I'll ask a person that approaches me, "Do you have a piano?", yes, <BR>> = > business card, no, "do you know someone who has one?" yes, busiess = care, <BR>> no, <BR>> > then I talk a little and they usually = leave me alone after that. <BR>> > <BR>> > Take care. sorry I was = late on the response. <BR>> > Marshall <BR>> > ----- Original = Message ----- <BR>> > From: "Susan Kline" <SKLINE@PEAK.ORG><BR>> = > To: <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>> > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:39 = PM <BR>> > Subject: AAA <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > = > Good going, Brian. I won't ever do it -- for one thing, <BR>> = > > I've never wanted to live in such a big place that my <BR>> > = > yellow pages listing could get lost in a crowd -- but who <BR!>> = > > can argue with success? <BR>> > > <BR>> > > = ssssssn <BR>> > > <BR>> > > <BR>> > > At 08:15 PM = 1/13/2006 -0500, you wrote: <BR>> > >>Hmmmmm??? I get = many calls because I am the first in the yellow pages. <BR>> I <BR>> > = >>ask polite questions, try to personable and most of the time = get a new <BR>> > >>client. <BR>> > >> <BR>> = > >>So, I think the business name that starts with AAA worked = well for me. <BR>> If <BR>> > >>you are going to have expense = of being in the yellow pages, be at the <BR>> top. <BR>> > = >>And return phone calls!!! So many others in the book do not return = <BR>> calls. <BR>> > >>I <BR>> > >>can't = understand it...but....it's their loss. <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >>Brian P. Doepke <BR>> > >> <BR>> > = >>AAA Piano Works, Inc. <BR>> > >&g! t;260-432-2043 <BR>> = > >>260-417-1298 <BR>> > > <BR>> > > _______________________________________________ <BR>> > > = Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives <BR>> = > <BR>> > _______________________________________________ = <BR>> > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives = <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> = Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>