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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Anytime I consider the piano not worth tuning, I
just charge for a service call.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>That is of course after informing them, why.
I would also explain the options, if any, and what the costs would
be.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com
href="mailto:pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com">Jurgen Goering</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 26, 2008 3:34
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: ethics thing</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Gee, I don't know... Perhaps I am reading too much into this,
but if I am called to tune a piano and my opinion is that the client is
wasting their money, then I believe it is my responsibility, morally and under
the PTG ethics guidelines, to share that opinion with the owner and NOT keep
it to myself...<BR><BR>The argument: "I was just doing my job as I was told"
has in the past been a defense/excuse for a lot of bad things....<BR><?smaller><BR>Jurgen Goering<BR><BR><?/smaller><BR>On Jan 25,
2008, at 22:41, Willem Blees wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Les<BR><BR>If all you were asked to do is tune it, and not give
an appraisal of the piano, or were asked your opinion about the
condition of the piano, then you should just do what you were hired to do,
and keep you opinions to yourself. <BR><BR>Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<BR>Piano
Tuner/Technician<BR>Honolulu, HI<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>