cost o' living

Joe And Penny Goss imatunr@srvinet.com
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:45:49 -0700


Hi Terry,
Please send them my way. After you set them up they will gladly pay my
$750.00 per day fee. <G>
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: cost o' living


> Two "pianos" I will NEVER service: Birdcages and squares! Luckily I'm
doing
> well enough to turn down, on rare occasions that I encounter them,
archaic,
> antique, obsolete junk.
>
> Terry Peterson
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: &quot;James Grebe&quot; &lt;pianoman@accessus.net&gt;
> Reply-To: Pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
> To: &lt;ilvey@sbcglobal.net&gt;, &quot;Pianotech&quot;
> &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
> Subject: Re: cost o' living
> Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:15:04 -0600
>
> I had that happen once with a square grand.
> James Grebe
> Piano-Forte Tuning &amp; Repair
> Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups
> (314) 608-4137
> WWW.JamesGrebe.com
> 1526 Raspberry Lane
> Arnold, MO 63010
> BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!
> pianoman@accessus.net
> ----- Original Message ----- From: &quot;David Ilvedson&quot;
> &lt;ilvey@sbcglobal.net&gt;
> To: &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 3:45 PM
> Subject: Re: cost o' living
>
>
> &gt;How about they bring the pianos to you?   ;-]
> &gt;
> &gt;David I.
> &gt;
> &gt;
> &gt;
> &gt;----- Original message ----------------------------------------&gt;
> &gt;From: James Grebe &lt;pianoman@accessus.net&gt;
> &gt;To: Pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
> &gt;Received: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 07:45:49 -0600
> &gt;Subject: Re: cost o' living
> &gt;
> &gt;&gt;I added a  increase tuning price last spring to cover the higher
> &gt;&gt;gasoline
> &gt;&gt;cost.  It probably is a wash.  I am not making any more profit,
> &gt;&gt;just putting
> &gt;&gt;myself in a higher tax bracket.  Gasoline costs are going to do
the
> &gt;&gt;country
> &gt;&gt;in unless we find another way of getting around with our tool
> &gt;&gt;boxes.
> &gt;&gt;Jim
> &gt;&gt;James Grebe
> &gt;&gt;Piano-Forte Tuning &amp; Repair
> &gt;&gt;Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups
> &gt;&gt;(314) 608-4137
> &gt;&gt;WWW.JamesGrebe.com
> &gt;&gt;1526 Raspberry Lane
> &gt;&gt;Arnold, MO 63010
> &gt;&gt;BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!
> &gt;&gt;pianoman@accessus.net
> &gt;&gt;----- Original Message ----- From: &quot;J Patrick Draine&quot;
> &gt;&gt;&lt;draine@comcast.net&gt;
> &gt;&gt;To: &lt;ilvey@sbcglobal.net&gt;; &quot;Pianotech&quot;
> &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
> &gt;&gt;Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 5:48 AM
> &gt;&gt;Subject: cost o' living
> &gt;
> &gt;
> &gt;&gt;&gt;
> &gt;&gt;&gt;On Nov 13, 2004, at 2:00 AM, David Ilvedson wrote:
> &gt;&gt;&gt;
> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;Terry,
> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;
> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;You don't want to think about the cost of living in
> California
> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;right on
> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;the coast in La La Land...
> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;
> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;David I.
> &gt;&gt;&gt;
> &gt;&gt;&gt;I know we've all absorbed the costs of the past year's
gasoline
> &gt;&gt;&gt;price
> &gt;&gt;&gt;jump, but folks in the north are looking at a 37% increase in
> home
> &gt;&gt;&gt;heating
> &gt;&gt;&gt;oil (gas heat is up too but not that much). That had been a
bit
> &gt;&gt;&gt;abstract
> &gt;&gt;&gt;(gloomy projections in the business section), but the
> &gt;&gt;&gt;temperature's been
> &gt;&gt;&gt;in the 20s most mornings this week, and there's five inches of
> &gt;&gt;&gt;snow on the
> &gt;&gt;&gt;ground today. The good news? With the heat going full blast,
the
> &gt;&gt;&gt;pianos
> &gt;&gt;&gt;will be going out of tune fast. But will the heating budget
eat
> up
> &gt;&gt;&gt;the
> &gt;&gt;&gt;&quot;discretionary funds&quot; used for luxuries like a
> properly tuned
> &gt;&gt;&gt;piano? It
> &gt;&gt;&gt;seems time for another price adjustment of my own.
> &gt;&gt;&gt;Life in the Northeast,
> &gt;&gt;&gt;Patrick Draine
> &gt;&gt;&gt;
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