<HTML><BODY><DIV style='font-family: "Verdana"; font-size: 10pt;'><DIV> <DIV> I haven't been involved in this sort of transaction, though the possibility is always there.  There are techs I know who have given lists of clients to other techs; compensation was a certain percentage for each subsequent tuning from that last.  In the cases I'm familiar with, it was all done on the honor system without written contracts.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl<BR><BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<BR>dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net<BR>http://dstahlpiano.net/<BR><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr@srvinet.com><BR>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Thu, 25 May 2006 08:56:45 -0600<BR>Subject: Re: What's It Worth?<BR><BR> <STYLE> .AOLPlainTextBody { margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000; background-color: #fff; } .AOLPlainTextBody pre { font-size: 9pt; } .AOLInlineAttachment { margin: 10px; } .AOLAttachmentHeader { border-bottom: 2px solid #E9EAEB; background: #F9F9F9; } .AOLAttachmentHeader .Title { font: 11px Tahoma; font-weight: bold; color: #666666; background: #E9EAEB; padding: 3px 0px 1px 10px; } .AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldLabel { font: 11px Tahoma; font-weight: bold; color: #666666; padding: 1px 10px 1px 9px; } .AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldValue { font: 11px Tahoma; color: #333333; } </STYLE> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_2_ea2f1003-d950-4558-aa62-d7172d76d3ca> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Hi ,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Verry little value.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You have to leave a town where every body knows every one.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As soon as you leave the tooners will get your calls any way.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="javascript:parent.ComposeTo('imatunr@srvinet.com');">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com" target=_blank>www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=innuuuu@yahoo.com href="javascript:parent.ComposeTo('innuuuu@yahoo.com');">Terence Miller</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="javascript:parent.ComposeTo('pianotech@ptg.org');">pianotech list</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 25, 2006 8:25 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> What's It Worth?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Dear List:<BR><BR>Suppose you're an experienced Technician and you came into a new area. It wasn't easy but over 5 years you built up a practice from the ground up, in this rural/suburban setting, of 500 or so of the usual mix of clients: great, good, and maybe not-so-good. Something has come up, and you've got to leave town.<BR><BR>There are a couple of Technicians in the area, and a couple of tooners. Your 'book' isn't huge, but it would be a boost to any of them.<BR><BR>You want your clients to be well taken care of.<BR><BR>You could use some cash.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>What's running through your mind?<BR>What's it worth?<BR>What should you sell it for?<BR>What kind of deal makes sense?<BR><BR>OR<BR><BR>If you were one of the Technicians or tooners:<BR>What should you pay?<BR>How and when should you pay it?<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Terry Miller<BR><BR>(think succession planning)<BR><BR><BR> <DIV> <HR SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<BR>Get on board. <A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40791/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handraisers" target=_blank>You're invited</A> to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>