This is a multipart message in MIME format ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment You don't have to be big to charge big. You just need the= confidence in your skills and worth. Organ repair/service has= a much bigger time difference between service. He might not be= out to that organ again for several years. David I. Original message From: Carl Teplitski To: Pianotech Received: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:00:44 -0500 Subject: Re: Angry Hubby / OT ?? GOOD for you !!! I have often times thought that we as tuners,= should have a website where we could post these type problem clients for= other tuners in the area to be able to access, and know how to handle if they= are called. I think these types of people go thru many tuners in an area ,= dispensing similar , inconsiderate , acts, on unsuspecting guys/gals trying= to make an honest living. Not fair to have to put up with that kind of b.s. I have a good friend who does organ, keyboard service, and= charges very high rates for same. Nobody gives him a bad time . He is 6' 3", and weighs about 275= lbs. Been on calls with him, to help him physically move an instrument, and saw what he= charged. Could tell that the client was quite ticked - off, but didn't say a word. In the same= situation,( and I recognize it,) same client would have tuned me in pretty good, I have no doubt. = Maybe we should all hire a gorilla to come with us on our calls, just for that type situation. We= could call him "SPIKE." I'm 5' 8", in shoes, so I certainly know the feeling of the above= example. CT. Ed Carwithen wrote: I went to tune a piano that is a regular on my list. I have been= taking care of the piano for 6 years or so. It's a spinet..not= a great piano, but nice lady. I approach the door and husband says.."Are you going to tune= that piano again? This is Bullshit! She doesn't even play the= damn thing anymore." Whoops! I turned around, put my tools back in the pickup and= left. Wife called before I got home and left a message asking = me to come back. She really did want the piano tuned. You should also know that this piano is in a town 80 miles from= my home, and the other appointment for that day had cancelled= the night before, so I made the trip for one piano. I wrote her a note detailing what her husband had said and that I= was uncomfortable working in a hostile environment. I haven't heard anything back from her since. I hate to lose a= client, but I don't need the aggravation. Thanks for listening. Ed Carwithen John Day, OR ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/90/00/f8/c6/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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