<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I like many of you no doubt do regular = tunings and service for a number of schools, colleges etc..  All of this work = is done on a verbal basis, i.e.: these are my charges they ring me I do the = work.  What I would like to do is offer these institutions a more professional = approach to the care and maintenance of their instruments by means of an annually = reviewable and renewable contract.  It seems to me to be a sensible = approach for both myself and the institutions involved however before I = compose a contract I thought I would ask for those of you who have had = experience with similar written contracts to offer some advise.  Firstly is the = concept a sound one or am I better off leaving things the way they are?  If = you have found written contracts to be beneficial how have you gone about setting = them out, would you offer the institution flexibility starting with say = bi-annual through to annual tunings with a major regulation and service annually/bi-annually ect.?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any comments, advise, examples are = welcome.  Thanks!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jarred = Finnigan</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>