<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>    I work as an independant for several school districts and one division of a large university.  We have no contracts, but work within a budget limit and a clear understanding of what both parties expect.  My contact in each case is one person that oversees everything and in the case of school districts, I also contact each instructor at home before the scheduled day to see when their piano is available.  Tunings are done during the day for the most part.  Works for me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>    Mike Kurta</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>