Terry and service vehicle

[Don]

Hi Ryan,

Now *THAT* is a "low blow". Piano Salesman indeed! *chuckle* I met one of
them once--I barely survived it. 

I believe we are skilled craftsman--and I'm tired of hearing about tuners
who wish their wives would go out and get a job so they can keep on working
on pianos. 

At 08:50 PM 6/19/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Don,
> The market determines what your proper fee should be, not your desire for a
>particular quality of car.  If you cannot afford a particular car, raising
>your fee above market value will not get it done.  Best look into overtime,
>perhaps reducing your fees, or changing occupations - perhaps to a piano
>salesman.
>
>Phil Ryan
>Miami Beach
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 4:50 PM
>Subject: Re: Terry and service vehicle
>
>
>> Hi Terry,
>>
>> You are the one who is not charging enough. If you can not afford the
>> vehicle of your choice and a *new* one, or a *leased* one your rates are
>> simply too low. The salesman probably leases the car so in a sense the
>> Government is paying and not him.
>>
>> At 06:53 AM 6/19/02 -0400, you wrote:
>> >
>> >I saw the flip side of having a presentable car the other day. I pulled
>> into the parking lot of a warehouse-type used Japanese piano importer to
>> inspect a couple pianos for a lady. The salesman pulled into the lot right
>> in back of me. Took him a couple minutes for the hardtop to automatically
>> come out of the trunk of his new Lexus two-seat convertible. I am not
>> familiar with this car, but I saw a used one in the Auto Trader and the
>> asking price was $63,000. I concluded immediately, that the salesman (my
>> spell checker suggested salmon?) was charging WAY TOO MUCH for his pianos!
>> >
>> >Terry Farrell
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
>> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>> >Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 12:11 AM
>> >Subject: Re: Terry and service vehicle
>> >
>> >
>> >They also cost $45,000.  Techs must be doing well in your neighborhood.
>> >
>> >David Love
>> >
>> >
>> >  ----- Original Message -----
>> >  From: Diane Hofstetter
>> >  To: pianotech@ptg.org
>> >  Sent: June 16, 2002 2:47 PM
>> >  Subject: Re: Terry and service vehicle
>> >
>> >
>> >  Terry,
>> >
>> >  I'm sorry you won't be in Chicago too, your posts are always
>interesting
>> and it is clear that you are a great guy, it would have been nice to meet
>> you in person.
>> >
>> >  In our area almost all the techs drive Volvo wagons--Volvos have the
>> image worldwide of being well engineered and well made, great technical
>> machines, and that image is pretty good for a tech to have.  Also, it is
>an
>> acceptable car to be sitting in the driveway of even the most posh homes,
>> so your clients are not embarrassed--although not quite as good as a
>> Mercedes ;-(
>> >
>> >  Wishing you better luck,
>> >
>> >  Diane
>> >
>> >    James Baker <JamesBakerRPT@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >    Sorry you won't be in Chicago, but Atlanta is a toddlin' town too.
>> I'll see you there.  By the way, I put a rebuilt transmission (after
>> nursing it home from PA state) and ceiling liner in my Volvo wagon with
>> 223,000 miles on it.  It is a '90 and I get 30 mpg on the interstate.  It
>> is a great car with a lot of room.  I expect to get another 100,000 out of
>it.
>> >
>> >    James Baker
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>>
>> Regards,
>> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
>>
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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