<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 3/16/02 3:27:00 AM !!!First Boot!!!, davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Oh I don't know, it all sounds a little vague to me.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Yes, to me too...</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Sound familiar? Charging by the hour is easier and fairer.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR>David
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<BR>As I said, as long as you live with the new fee schedule, go for it.
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<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:
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<BR>How much do you charge?
<BR>$90.00
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<BR>What do you do for that fee?
<BR>I tune, and make minor adjustments and repairs.
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<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.
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<BR>You'll do some of the repairs, but not others for that fee. That sounds to confusing to me. Bye.
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<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.
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<BR>Wim
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