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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I agree, Terry, but =
it's
sometimes just unsatisfying to work on these. Once in a while is OK, but =
man,
when I started out, it seemed like that was all I was working on; pianos =
which
hadn't been competently worked on in 10, 20 years. You can only do two =
of them a
day, but they're profitable. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> On the other hand, =
think of how
bad dentists must have it when someone comes in who hasn't had any oral =
hygiene
in twenty years. Think about how profitable that would be for the =
dentist!
( But think of how disgusting that would be for the =
hygienist.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Forgive me folks, =
I'm in a weird
mood tonight. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Kevin E. =
Ramsey</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 24, 2003 =
5:36
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Close =
enough>??</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I disagree Joe. I love those once every 10 year folks! =
I drive
there once and make between $100 and $200. With the every year or six =
months
crowd, I'd have to drive there two or three times to make =
that!<BR><BR>A
little Emerson (Aeolian) spinet gem this morning for example. Spent 15 =
minutes
trying to talk the lady into junking the trashy little thing, but she
explained to me that "it's only for a five-year-old". So I glued about =
40
hammer felts back on, raised the pitch 100 cents in two =
pitch-raise-passes
(just hoping the VERY RUSTY strings would not snap), and tuned the =
little
rascal (I really want to use more colorful terms here, and tuned is =
not really
the right work either). $210. Thank ya ma'am! She even commented that =
if other
people worked a diligently as I, more consumers would be happy with =
the
services they receive! How 'bout that!<BR><BR>The once-every-ten-years =
crowd?
We're happy to work with ya!<BR><BR>Terry =
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