<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16735" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">SNIP</FONT><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook">Paul,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook">This sounds like I lot of trust would have to be placed on  both of ends. The both of you could end up in a troubled business relationship which might never, ever get resolved.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" color=#000080 size=3>As a business colleague of mine says, "That's why I do business only with those I can trust."  When I worked out the details of my agreement, it did depend hugely on trust.  And, we did trust, and it did work out.  That said, handshake business is a disappearing commodity these days, and I think one can be trusting without being naiive.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" color=#000080 size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook">SNIP</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook">My advise would be to keep this as simple and sweet as possible. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook">SNIP</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook">I would include the non-compete clause as part of being a good businessman, but don't bank on really having that have much teeth to do be effective. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" color=#000080 size=3>Very important point to remember, here.  Spot on,Tom.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" color=#000080 size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" color=#000080 size=3>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook">Tuners can be sly foxes when they need to be as they don't need a store front to operate out of. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook">Just my 2 cents.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook">Tom Servinsky</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Schoolbook"></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <P> <DIV>List:   </DIV> <DIV>    I have been offered first dibs on a piano business that has been gradually downsized over the past several years.  SNIP</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>    Paul McCloud, RPT</DIV> <DIV>    San Diego, CA</DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>