A New One

[David ilvedson]

What I do with teacher referrals is extra work on their piano 
for free.  They pay me for the Tuning and I do a little extra 
stuff that needs work...1/2 hour a service call.  I'm upfront 
about it and most important I don't need the work.

David ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA

> From:          "Z! Reinhardt" <diskladame@provide.net>
> To:            <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject:       Re: A New One
> Date:          Fri, 25 Sep 1998 19:11:29 -0400
> Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org

> Expletives aside about that teacher ....
> 
> Some questions to consider:
> 
> 1]	Who's paying for all of the tunings?  (Individual customers?)
> 2]	Who's setting up the schedule?  (You?)
> 3]	Who's handling all of the administrative details after each job?  (You?)
> 4]	Where are all of these pianos?  (All over the place?)
> 
> If you've answered *yes* to anything in the ()s, then collect your full
> fees for each piano tuned.  Afterall, the effort you're putting into this
> would be the same as if the teacher had not been involved.  That's why such
> a teacher (or anyone else) has no business expecting a group discount.  If
> the resulting customers say that you were referred by the teacher, then you
> might offer a token amount to the teacher for each referral after each
> tuning is done and paid for.
> 
> Hope this helps --
> 
> Z! Reinhardt RPT
> Ann Arbor  MI
> diskladame@provide.net
> 
> ----------
> From: Avery Todd <atodd@UH.EDU>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: A New One
> Date: Friday, September 25, 1998 10:29 AM
> 
> Les,
> 
>    The trouble is, I don't know if I "can" say that. I think I'm about the
> highest priced tuner here. But I'm goooooood. :-)
> 
> Avery
> 
> >You could say, "I keep my prices competitive, so everyone gets a
> >discount".........
> >les
> >
> 
> 
> 
David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net