<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <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></BODY></HTML>