<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>In price fixin= g the manufacturer will not allow a retailer/technician/dealer to sell a = product below a "fixed" price. If the manufacturer finds that the dealer = is discounting the price the dealership is terminated.This is certainly n= ot the case with Dampp-Chaser - in this case the MSRP is set to encourage= a fair profit margin since many tooners don't understand the cost of doi= ng bidness;-)</DIV> <DIV>Fred F</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style= ="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT:= #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">-= ---- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT= : 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Ron Nossaman</DIV> <DIV style== "FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 26, 2002 10:02 PM</DIV>= <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> Pianotech</DIV> <DIV style== "FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Dampp-Chaser Suppliers</DIV> <DIV>=  </DIV><BR>>What's the difference between price fixing and "Manuf= acturer's Suggested <BR>>Retail Price"?<BR>><BR>>Just curious,<B= R>>Regards,<BR>><BR>>Jon Page,   piano technician<BR><= BR><BR>3-5 years?<BR><BR>Ron N<BR><BR>___________________________________= ____________<BR>pianotech list info: http://www.ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/= pianotech<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>