I always ask for 1/2 up front and my contract states balance upon completion and prior to redelivery. When I am done I call the customer and let them know the balance due. I ask them to please put a check in the mail and in the meantime I will arrange with the movers to pick up the piano. It usually takes several days to arrange with the mover, enough so that the check should have arrived. If several days pass and no check, I call to give information on the availability of the movers and ask "by the way, have you mailed the check". Haven't had a problem. David Love >From: "Phil Bondi" <tito@PhilBondi.com> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org >To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> >Subject: You people are staring to scare me. >Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 15:21:05 -0400 > >I'm delivering a Baldwin R back to a customer later in July..re-strung, new >hammers, etc. .. he gave me 1/3 up front. > >It was the easiest 'sell' I ever had for a re-'whatever'. > >Now, with all this talk about getting paid, I find myself getting a little >scared because it WAS an easy sell for this re-whatever. > >I hope I'm wrong, and my paranoia is unfounded. > >roo(k) > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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