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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Awww gee, Alan, you're causing me to need to post
on this again. Short message....hopefully we are all charging reasonable
rates for what ever service, for our financial needs, and for the region in
which we reside. The economics of living in CA are quite different from
those in FL, ME vs NY, etc. Sometimes we just need to do a little shopping
around for the customer to see what is available.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debbie </FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tune4u@earthlink.net href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan R.
Barnard</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net
href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">ilvey@sbcglobal.net</A> ; <A
title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 29, 2007 2:49
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Two Different Worlds ... was
Kimball Consolette keytop problem</DIV>
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<P>Okay, I think I see why I was getting beat up here, about the whole keytop
business. We are talking two entirely and distinctly different
worlds:<BR><BR>World Number 1<BR>World Number 2 <BR></P>
<P>Anyway, as to the comment, <EM>"That's too low. The best in the
business, such as Yvonne Ashmore charge to technicians $215 Customer
should be paying $400+". </EM>Can you see how upside-down the economics are
... charging more than the piano's value for keytops, in many cases? Yet I can
do the job myself, profitably and more than "good enough" for the wholesale
prices of the custom shops. And the customer is thrilled.<BR><BR><BR>Alan
Barnard<BR>Salem, MO<BR>Joshua 24:15<BR><BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>