<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> This would be a trailer which was bought from Wells Cargo, then especially outfitted for fiber optic cable splicing...   Hmmm, this sounds like it's going to be pretty expensive. Likely I'd be paying for equipment I wouldn't be using.<br> <br> Sure, I'd like to have a small shop tag around with me when I was out tuning. Once in a great while I might actually go out and use it. But even if it were free, I would resent having to always be towing this thing and where am I going to park, etc.<br> <br> My idea of being somewhat shop ready is to have a van (Ford Econoline size) with a workbench and some power tools, AC source - and I'd leave the piano moving to the piano movers.<br> <br> Tom Cole<br> Gettin long in the tooth in Calif.<br> <br> Rick Bazemore wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid20040522232323.66701.qmail@web20416.mail.yahoo.com"> <div> <div> <div> <div>I am 1-2 years away from going full-time with my career as a piano technician and am considering the purchase of a Wells Cargo 8'X12" Fiber Optic Splicing type trailer to set up as a mobile shop.  This trailer maximizes cabinetry and work surfaces (also has ac/heat, power, and cargo ramp rear door with room to tote at least one piano) that would allow most bench work but not complete rebuilds (of course).  My question to those of you who are much more experienced than I is how useful would this type of set up be in a business that will be more tuning/in home repair based as opposed to rebuilding/in shop repair at least at the outset.  I am anticipating taking advantage of at least 3 out of town locations (in state locations less than 2 hours away) where I have previously served as Church Music Director and would have a good clientele base at each location.</div> <div> </div> <div>Please tell me your opinions.</div> <div> </div> <div>Rick Bazemore, RPT</div> </div> </div> </div> <p> </p> <hr size="1"><font face="arial" size="-1">Do you Yahoo!?<br> Yahoo! Domains - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=23613/*http://smallbusiness.promotions.yahoo.com/offer">Claim yours for only $14.70/year</a> </font></blockquote> </body> </html>