<!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 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>The guy I was working for retired and = I didn't want to go on with his son in law. I had some family back up my first = year, if I needed it. Which, having a heart attack my first year and bypass surgery = my second year, it was needed. I was thankful that things unfolded slowly, = it gave my education and experience a chance to catch up with my mouth. = Everybody has a different situation and competition. Don't compete, supply the things = the others don't. It has still been up and down with some tight times. Pianos are = not priorities when compared to the house or car breaking. You just never know.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>kpiano</FONT></DIV> <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=toddpianoworks@yahoo.com href="mailto:toddpianoworks@yahoo.com">Matthew Todd</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> Saturday, January 22, = 2005 6:32 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Job = Transitioning</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px = solid"> <P>Hello,</P> <P>I am in the process of transitioning jobs from what I do now to a = full time piano tech.  What process did you all use?  Right now = there is no way I can begin to make an income on piano clients because the = money I make right now is going towards the purchase of tools (little by little).  So I still have my regular job (office job) at the present.  When does the time come for me to start seriously = thinking about going full force into piano tech?</P> <P>Thanks!</P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR>Matthew Todd<BR>Todd Piano Works<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Tuning - Repairing - Regulating <P>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection = around <BR>http://mail.yahoo.com </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>