Great Job, Jim!! Thank you from all of us tuners!! How True: "Life is generally good to me, when I'm good to others." Bill Fritz, St Louis From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> To: pianotech at ptg.org <pianotech at ptg.org> Subject: Re: [pianotech] call-backs you can't charge for Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:14:12 -0700 David, Unless you're doing this a LOT I think it is the old "casting your bread upon the water" thing. (It will come back to you...) True story - I came after a "technician" replaced some hammers on a lady's piano. If was a very bad job. Looked like bad teeth with many hammers missing strings, varying height, etc. She didn't know me and wanted to make SURE that I wouldn't charge the $500.00 like this fellow charged. When I was done (Two hours, and a tuning too) I said "No charge. I don't want you to think that all piano tuners are out to gouge you." So what? So, for a few hours I didn't get paid... Or did I?? Next year's tuning she gave me a $100.00 "tip" which I tried to refuse but she insisted on giving it. I've counted over 50 clients she has referred to me. Now, if none of that had happened I still wouldn't have charged her. I felt bad for her. Life is generally good to me, when I'm good to others. So, to those who say I'm wrong - you do what you feel is right, and I'll do the same. Jim Busby -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091121/739a5ccb/attachment.htm>
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