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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Norma - you have a fabulous attitude! I agree with
David pretty much all the way, but there are so many different situations. And
truly - David with years and tons of piano experience and living in
southern CA, and you with a few years experience living in, geezzzz, tundra
comes first to mind - but likely not anymore with global warming - anyway a
different piano and cultural setting for sure. With that being said, I
suspect what you describe may well demand some alternative thinking. I guess the
bottom line is if you are happy and your customers are happy - well, then, what
could be wrong with that?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With all due respect, I think it's a little
different for those of us who have been in the business only a few
years. We're trying to build clientele and gain experience. I have
done many pitch raises and other work for less money than I should have
received, but in return I gain clients, knowledge and the opportunity to
polish my skills. I will <EM>never</EM> let myself be taken advantage of
but being demanding as a rookie, either with dealers or clients will get you
no where. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Doing the odd thing for free is really not so bad
when you look at it in this light, and not all dealers are pond
scum.....they're just people too. "It's a give and take world"......"You
reap what you sow"....Clichés perhaps, but true none the less. I just
happen to be in the giving and sewing mode at the moment, the
taking and reaping will come later.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Norma Neufeld</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Saskatoon,
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