data on guitar temperament.

[David ilvedson]

When I wanted a credit card long, long ago, I bought my first 
mattress on credit and made $30.00 payments for several months.  
I now had good credit...I had paid off a loan...Put that on my 
application for VISA and of got my card...I didn't have to 
squeek but I did have to be patient and plan ahead.  I don't 
think I've ever had or done that since :>}

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA




> Date:          Fri, 5 Jun 1998 17:53:34 -0500 (CDT)
> To:            pianotech@ptg.org
> From:          kam544@ionet.net (Keith McGavern)
> Subject:       Re: data on guitar temperament.
> Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org

> >...I think it a great pity that you and Keith and I cannot just sit down
> >in a room...
> >Tim Keenan
> 
> Dear Tim, List,
> 
> I had the most interesting thing come to me today while moving a small
> grand piano.  I remembered how I got my first credit card *long, long ago*.
> Wha..what you say??  Please bear with me.
> 
> I went to apply for something I wanted (a credit card), because it was
> advertised by this store to come on in and get a credit card.  When
> applying for this card, I was told by the person, since I didn't have
> established credit, I couldn't have one.  I said, "How am I going to
> establish credit if you won't give me a credit card?"  To which there was
> not really a satisfactory answer given.
> 
> I decided to go up the food chain until my wants were satisfied.  So I went
> into acting mode and started protested visibly by stomping my feet, and
> audibly speaking louder and louder until I reached a shouting level, "I
> want to see the manager.  I want to see the manager."  While some were
> trying to subdue me with all types of reasoning, the hollering and stomping
> eventually brought a manager over.  After explaining the situation to him,
> I received a credit card.
> 
> Not necessarily proud of telling on myself or the experience in my early
> years, but I had always heard that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and
> sure enough, it did.  I also understand this is a type of tactic used in
> some forms of negotiating to get what you want.
> 
> I hope this story proves interesting to some.
> 
> Keith A. McGavern
> kam544@ionet.net
> Registered Piano Technician
> Oklahoma Chapter 731
> Piano Technicians Guild
> USA
> 
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