<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue id=compText> <div class=Section1> I have found the DampChaser brochure to be a very useful tool- especially with churches. It gives the secretary, or whoever, something to take to the board for approval. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I also use it as part of my sales pitch. As I flip through the pages with them I explain how it works, what it looks like, how they add water, etc. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> There’s not much of a downside to giving them out. They are pretty inexpensive and very professionally produced. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Dean<o:p></o:p> <u1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on">Dean May</u1:PERSONNAME>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p> <u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:CITY u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><u3:place u4:st="on"><u3:City u4:st="on">Terre Haute</st1:City></u3:place></u1:CITY></u3:City> <u1:STATE u2:st="on"><st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">IN</st1:State></u1:STATE></st1:State>  <u1:POSTALCODE u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode u6:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</st1:PostalCode></u1:POSTALCODE></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></u1:PLACE><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Sadigursky Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 7:45 AM To: David Nereson; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: Literature<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Hi,David!<o:p></o:p> I try to encourage my clients to Memorize those brochures and give them a $1.25 discounts if they succeed.Try it.....Othervise,those brochures rest in piano benches forewer in like new conditions for years and same surprise questions arise during pitch raising procedures every election year....isaac <o:p></o:p> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:0in;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> -----Original Message----- From: David Nereson <DNERESON@4DV.NET>Sent: Jul 3, 2008 3:11 AM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName> <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG>Subject: Re: Literature <o:p></o:p> <ZZZHTML><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16674" name="GENERATOR"></ZZZHEAD><ZZZBODY bgColor="#ffffff"> <div>     I used to hand out literature, technical bulletins, etc., but I find that, for the most part, you're lucky if anybody bothers to read it.  They stuff it in the piano bench, thinking they might read it later, but they never do.  When you follow up by asking if they'd like any reconditioning, regulating, or voicing work, their answer reveals that they didn't read zip.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>     Same on the roads -- people don't bother to read any more.  "Right Lane Must Turn Right" -- they disregard and charge straight ahead.  "55 MPH" -- they disregard or don't look at it at all and blast ahead at 70.  Or even 85.  "Fines Doubled for Speeding in Work Zone" -- they disregard;  fines could be quadrupled and they'd still go barreling by 20 mph over the limit.  I've seen people in the park feeding the geese right under the "Do Not Feed the Geese" sign.  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>     I've had piano owners ask how often their (new) piano should be tuned, which is now two years old and a half-step flat, when right in the piano bench is the owner's manual explaining why it needs more frequent tuning the first few years and how often to tune it subsequently.   Same with care of the finish.  It says right in there.  But they don't bother with reading.  Too used to movies, videos, computer screens.  God forbid they should actually read anything.  No wonder their kids never pick up a book.      <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>     --David Nereson, RPT<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>     <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>      <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>     --David Nereson, RPT  <o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <div> ----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p> </div> <div style='font-color:black'> From: <a href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net" title="toddpianoworks@att.net">Matthew Todd</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title="pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 8:32 AM<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Subject: Literature<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> Where is the best place to order more Dampp-Chaser literature that we use to give our clients explaining the system?  And while I'm doing that, what other brochures do you keep in your tuning kit to hand out as information to your customers?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> I finally ordered my new tuning kit this morning!<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.stanleysupplyservices.com/images/p/JTK86BKcia.GL.jpg">http://www.stanleysupplyservices.com/images/p/JTK86BKcia.GL.jpg</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> It looks like this one won't develop me a hernia or skater's elbow.  I have saved a few of the e-mails from ya'll in the past regarding what you use, and I actually will order one of those for my regulating kit!<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Thank you,<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Matthew<o:p></o:p> </div> </blockquote> </blockquote> </div> </ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML> </body> </html>