<HTML>In a message dated 3/14/03 6:47:06 AM Central Standard= Time, pryan2@the-beach.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">They gave him a chance to come back and fix them, he did, but the pianos are still unacceptable to<= BR> them.  They told me they are happy with the way I tune, and if I say th= ey are "mal-tuned,"  they will not pay this other tech. I want the gig, but not the judge-and-jury part.  Should I accept the j= ob? Defend or condemn the other tech?  Should someone get paid for unaccept= able work? Phil Ryan </BLOCKQUOTE> Kind of like going to doctor for a second opinion. If the second doctor reco= mmends bed rest, instead of surgery, which is what the first doctor ordered,= would they not pay the first doctor for an office visit? The first tech did what he was supposed to do. It might have been what they = wanted, but he did the job. It is not your job to approve or condemn his wor= k. They owe both of you for the work performed. Wim </HTML>