Technically, we can mention what our rates are, but we can't ask the other guy what his are. In practical terms, however, the federales can and do bring charges for whatever they feel will make the most political hay, and they have about a 98% conviction rate. Dean Dean W May (812) 235-5272 PianoRebuilders.com (888) DEAN-MAY Terre Haute IN 47802 _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Terry Farrell Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:50 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] "premium" vs. price Thank you J Patrick. My basic understanding had always been that one can discuss rates, etc., but not conspire to control them. But this pretty clearly states that one cannot even discuss rates. That seems pretty goofy to me, but I guess that is what the "LAW" is - so I guess I'll hush up a bit....... :-( Terry Farrell On Mar 10, 2010, at 8:47 PM, J Patrick Draine wrote: FYI http://www.ptg.org/members/docs/AntitrustGuide.pdf Gosh, are some RPTs on the Islands only charging $75 for a tuning? SNIP Shouldn't you be using something closer to southern California or Manhattan fees? What are the techs there charging - $150 for a basic tuning? Terry Farrell The other RPT's charge about $ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100311/66f2fb21/attachment.htm>
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