<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>   Dave</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>   Amen & right on.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Hey I'm on the same page. Total agreement. Seen i= t,.... done it, ...do it no more. There's no such thing as a free tuning!!!!!!!!!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Dale</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Verdana color=#000000 siz= e=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Verdana>With all due and sincere re= spect, I think your skills are worth more than you think they are.<BR><BR>Classic p= iano tuner/technician syndrome: giving stuff away. Undervaluing our time.<BR>Extending ourselves for people, and then bitching about their insensitivity and lack of<BR>consciousness.  Victim stuff.<BR><BR>I= ’m with Ed Foote and many other esteemed, successful pianotechs:  continually raise your prices using common sense. Continually improv= e your skills.  Continually seek work with the best pianos and the best= people.<BR>Quit whining. <g><BR><BR>David A.</FONT></SPAN> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>