When it's probably shot

[Farrell]

That's exactly what I do Wim. If folks are short on cash, I simply ask them to work with me regarding schedule. I'll tell them that if I can just drop by when I'm already in the neighborhood, sometimes it takes less than five minutes to tell them it's hopeless.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Wimblees@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: When it's probably shot


> In a message dated 7/18/02 6:51:46 AM Central Daylight Time, 
> cedel@supernet.com writes:
> 
> 
> > Do any of you condemn a piano without ever seeing it?  There are times when 
> > I feel like I probably should, but the client is looking for some 
> > 
> 
> I don't necessarily condemn a piano without seeing it, but I give a very 
> bleak picture to the customer over the phone, so that they don't want to pay 
> me to come out and see it. In your case, (which I have run into also), you 
> might want to offer a free inspection if you can schedule the appointment 
> between other service calls. A quick five minute inspection can tell you a 
> lot, and might give the people a little more to think about.
> 
> Wim 
>