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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Joe</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I tell ya, if I could move to Madison I would if =
Bill had
a need to hire someone. Although I hate the cold, I'd find a nice =
warm
piano to tune with. :)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV>
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<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">An open list, for piano =
technicians</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 17, 2006 =
12:52
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: AAA</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<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=
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pianotune05@comcast.net
href="mailto:pianotune05@comcast.net">pianotune05@comcast.net</A> =
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<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>
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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>> > > _______________________________________________ =
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