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<DIV><FONT size=2>Don't take me quite so literally.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=Wimblees@AOL.COM =
href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM">Wimblees@AOL.COM</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> March 15, 2002 8:11 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Fees</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
3/16/02 3:27:00 AM !!!First Boot!!!, <A
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href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.n=
et</A>
writes: <BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">Oh I don't know, it all sounds a little vague to =
me.</FONT><FONT
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<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Yes, to me too...</FONT><FONT lang=0 =
face=Arial
color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> =
<BR><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Sound =
familiar?
Charging by the hour is easier and fairer.</FONT><FONT =
lang=0
face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>David <BR><BR>As I said, as long =
as you
live with the new fee schedule, go for it. <BR><BR>But if you made the =
decision based on the above conversation, then you need to reassess, =
because
even at a fee of 1.5 your former rate, you're not going to be able to =
cover
all those repairs. You'll find the same thing happening. It will go =
something
like this: <BR><BR>How much do you charge? <BR>$90.00 <BR><BR>What do =
you do
for that fee? <BR>I tune, and make minor adjustments and repairs.
<BR><BR>Well, what if keys are sticking, the pedal makes noise, and it =
sounds
funny. Do you charge more? <BR>Well, yes, but I will have to wait and =
see what
the problem is. <BR><BR>You'll do some of the repairs, but not others =
for that
fee. That sounds to confusing to me. Bye. <BR><BR>As I said, David, if =
you can
live with that fee, and feel you're giving the customer good service, =
then by
all mean. But don't think it is going solve the problem you described. =
<BR><BR>Wim <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>