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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom, I think you said something extremely pertinent
in your latest post. You said that you got over 40 clients out of the deal
from the dealer. That is significant, and I think that you should do as
Bob Davis said, try very hard to be the good guy to ALL sides here. As an
ex-dealer tech, who is very young in the independent technician
realm, I would think that diplomacy and very careful choice of words is in
order here. AMHIK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clark A. Sprague, RPT</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:tvaktvak@sbcglobal.net">Tom
Sivak</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 29, 2006 10:18
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> loose ethics</DIV>
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<DIV>I'd like to thank you all for your thoughtful and thought-provoking
comments. There was one issue that was brought up that I wanted to
address.</DIV>
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<DIV>This piano was never on the floor so no one had a chance to notice this
problem until I encountered it in the home on the previous tuning. The
gigantic sale that spawned this purchase and thousands of others necessitated
the shipping of pianos directly from the factory and into the
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<DIV>I got almost 40 tunings from that sale and I get to keep those clients
for myself. I am indebted for this Gift of Clients, but I agree with you
all that my loyalty should now be to those clients. </DIV>
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<DIV>I need to digest all your suggestions and comments for the weekend and
take action next week. I mean, next year!</DIV>
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<DIV>I hope you all have a prosperous and happy New Year!</DIV>
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<DIV>Tom Sivak</DIV>
<DIV>Chicago</DIV>
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