<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="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space'> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>No problem thanks, for your advice.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>By the way we are in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>, don’t have same anti trust laws as <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>Anti trust laws are to prevent “price fixing” that’s their sole purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>This was not my intent asking a simple question, sorry for getting you mixed up in this,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>Thanks to all who still saw fit to give me an idea that we were at least in the ballpark.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>Can always go up from there….hint hint<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>Best to all <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>Norbert<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </span></font></div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Heritage Pianos<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, March 31, 2012 8:39 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> fg@floydgadd.com; pianotech@ptg.org<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [pianotech] Estimated fees</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>To make it easy, paying a tech $ 250 for his after delivery services of a fully prepped grand, we deem fair and appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Those who don't agree with this can simply say "no"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Thank you to all those who have given us exceptional service in the past.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>I appreciate working together with all PTG members to the benefit of our common customers and be, at same time fair to  you and all parties involved.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Now take me to jail for having said this….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Norbert<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black;font-weight:bold'><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION">From: </span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Floyd Gadd <<a href="mailto:fg@floydgadd.com">fg@floydgadd.com</a>><br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Reply-To: </span></b><<a href="mailto:fg@floydgadd.com">fg@floydgadd.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Date: </span></b>Tue, 1 May 2012 22:30:16 -0500<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To: </span></b><<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject: </span></b>Re: [pianotech] Estimated fees<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>I understand that we as technicians cannot discuss our prices here.  But let's go a little easier on Norbert.  He is not a technician.  He is a customer.  He sells pianos, some very fine ones (I'm in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Manitoba</st1:place></st1:State>, he's on the west coast, and I tune for one of his customers!) and he is asking what is fair to offer a tech for a defined body of work.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Now I know we can't give him an answer.  But as a customer, I really doubt that he is crossing the line of the anti-trust issue.  And we don't have to either, as long as we graciously decline to answer him in this forum.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Floyd Gadd<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri; color:black'>Manitoba</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font size=4 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri; color:black'> Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> </div> </span></div> </body> </html>