<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>You might be interested in this document for dealing = with churches, as a way of getting them to budget correctly for the level of performance they want out of their pianos:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><A href="http://www.ptg.org/caut.php/guidlines_pg.htm">http://www.ptg.org/caut= /guidlines_pg.htm</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>You can get the same info in a book format from PTG = for $7.50.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I don't know how well the formulas apply to just one = or two pianos, but the rating system for what performance level they want, and = for grading existing pianos, is useful.  For most churches, it's the = lowest performance level: "tune twice a year, and all the keys = work".</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>More useful stuff here (CAUT is College And = University Techs):</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><A href="http://ptg.org/caut">http://ptg.org/caut</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV></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">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=toddpianoworks@yahoo.com href="mailto:toddpianoworks@yahoo.com">Matthew Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 16, = 2005 4:21 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Contract Tuning</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Do any of you have churches where you tune four times a = year?  Well, I guess any place for that matter...I know some of you tune same = pianos each week or every day.  But I was wondering what kind of a discount = would be appropiate if a church wanted to be on a contract with you to have = their piano tuned four times a year.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks!</DIV><BR><BR>Matthew Todd<BR>Todd Piano Works<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Tuning - Repairing - Regulating <P>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection = around <BR>http://mail.yahoo.com </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>