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[David Ilvedson]

You did right, although I might very well have called the restaurant and talked with the manager and told him the story.  Then I would have asked if the restaurant had a regular technician and if not offered him my services.

David I.

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On 2/7/01 at 5:16 PM Howard S. Rosen wrote:

>Hi Everyone,
>
>This has never ever been discussed before (to my knowledge).
>
>Got a call from someone saying that he was an agent. (the entertainment
>kind). He said that a local large country club needed to have their piano
>regulated. I've been in their restaurant a few times as a customer so I
>know
>that the piano is not a good quality instrument. He said that he
>recommended
>me and that I should kick back to him 20%.  I started for my computer to
>write to you about this but called him back with a thought. I said I would
>consider a kickback if this turned out to be a sizeable job, but that if
>they liked my work and wanted me to be their tuner on a regular basis, that
>I would be hard pressed to pay him 20% on every tuning. After some
>discussion I made my decision and told him to get a different tuner.
>
>Perhaps a newbie who needs work might have accepted this offer, but I could
>not see this leach benefiting from my work. Besides, I thought agents
>worked
>on 10%.  Any opinions?
>
>
>Howard S. Rosen, RPT
>7262 Angel Falls Ct.
>Boynton Beach, Fl  33437
>
>hsrosen@gate.net