<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.5659" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Patrick~</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>What a fantastic idea! No, really! </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>It's true - Research has shown conclusively that those most susceptible to sales pitches are - other salespeople! The higher the pressure, the more susceptible!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Most people's inclination would be to simply jettison the nuisance salesperson, before they take up more valuable time.)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>You have brought it to our attention that even those who attempt to exploit us can be sold! Even dark clouds can be silver mines!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>(-Especially if Fenton ends up being a "captive audience member". )</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>(-Especially if they think that by buying something from him, he will be more receptive to their sales pitch..... oh, the possibilities!)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Of course, if he gets the tuning/rebuilding job, he may have to continue putting up with a nuisance timeshare or EST pitch all the while he's tuning, or rebuilding their piano... ...perhaps that's the reason most of us don't pursue this, or make a business of trying to sell to these types of salespeople.)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>But actually, even if you don't sell them a tuning/rebuild, it's a great idea to "fight fire with fire". Hard sell - Yeah! They asked for it...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Fenton- Hopefully the incentive pricing is just to help fill up the cruise, -not divert you into EST or timeshares (-shudder).  Have fun, sounds like a blast. Wish Karen and I could be there... ...we expect a full report here on pianotech when you get back, along with a report on new business opportunities you discovered... ...like maybe all those neglected pianos you found in Avalon... ...who tunes all those pianos on Santa Catalina anyway?)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Timeshare tunings."  "EST rebuilds." -Sounds like another article for the PTJ in the making...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>;-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>~Ken Bean</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=776395901-26102008><FONT face=Arial size=2>PianoFinders.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> J Patrick Draine [mailto:jpdraine@gmail.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:19 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Panel drying and finishing<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Are you sure that's not an EST seminar, or a time share pressure cooker? If so, just counter their "conversation" with a hard sell on monthly tunings or rebuilding grandma's piano (my standard response to boiler room sales phone calls). You'll have them all booked by the end of the week.  <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Patrick Draine<BR> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Fenton Murray <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:fmurray@cruzio.com">fmurray@cruzio.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><BR>Rhonda and I are going on a cruise next week, 5 days and 4 nights out of LA to Catalina and Ensenada. $200 each for everything, how can they do that? Who cares, I'd spend more than that at home, see ya.<BR>Fenton<BR>----- Original Message ----- From: "David Love" <<A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net" target=_blank>davidlovepianos@comcast.net</A>><BR>To: "'Pianotech List'" <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target=_blank>pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:01 PM <DIV class=Ih2E3d><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>