This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Now Bill, you're getting a little "strident" again. That said, I'd = have to agree with you whole-heartedly, on the concept of certain = individual dealers doing this. I mentioned a large dealer in the Los Angeles area that I had to = terminate my relationship with over the fact that he sent me out to do a = service bond on a vertical. I charged him extra for the extra work, and = he called me asking, basically; "What the heck is this?" He told me = that he had 104 other technicians doing service bonds for him, and NOT = ONE OF THEM ever charged extra for doing one. How many of the "other = guys" do you think were actually doing it the way Yamaha wanted to have = it done? I bought a new Yamaha before I ever even thought about going = into this line of work. I bought it from this same dealer that I later = "blew off". My technician was an RPT named Gene Rudder, and he did the = work the way that Yamaha wanted it done. He also was instrumental in = helping me to learn the trade. He was in his eighties at this time, = and for the most part retired. When I think of him "doing the right = thing" without getting paid; well, I just want TO GO BERSERK!!!!!!!!!!! In the discussion with the dealer over my prices/ work performed, I = finally saw that talking about it with him was about as fruitful as = banging your head on the wall. So I told him, rather matter of factly, = that with his personal code of ethics, I felt that he would be happier = selling used cars, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and that was that.=20 =20 Since then, I have come to realize that our little community is = pretty tight knit, and that it's better to try to keep things like this = on a more polite level, but believe me, it didn't hurt my business any. = I guess I was lucky that time. I am just amazed that for once in my life = I learned a lesson without having to suffer consequences first. Now I = need to apply it to other areas of my life........ Now Kevin, you're getting a little strident = again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Kevin E. Ramsey ramsey@extremezone.com=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Billbrpt@aol.com=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 4:54 PM Subject: Re: FW: Yamaha service bond Here's something you can forward to the list. (The rest of the 100% = pure=20 BALONEY deleted. If only as much time were actually spent at that dealership actually = working=20 on pianos as was spent writing the biggest piece of meaningless crap I = have=20 ever read on this list to date, it would be nice.=20 The truth is that these service bonds are NEVER done by that = dealership=20 because it does NOT pay the technician to do them. They spend a = little time=20 turning the tuning pins and maybe sometimes tightening a few of the = screws=20 that are easy to reach, then leave the piano to go to ruin rather = hastily.=20 When I see a piano from that dealership that has really, honestly had = the=20 Yamaha Service Bond done on it, I'll cry, "Hallelujah! This must be = the=20 Rapture!"=20 Mind you, this is the dealer who still consistently DIS-recommends=20 Dampp-Chaser products, telling the customer that it stresses the piano = and=20 will VOID the warranty.=20 Know when you are reading hype folks. I was brought up to trust what = people=20 say and to take them at face value. I've had to learn the hard way = not to do=20 so.=20 Bill Bremmer RPT=20 Madison, Wisconsin=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/65/c7/11/19/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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