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<DIV>Hey! Don't make fun of these fine instruments! I made a great =
regulating
table out of a 1948 Lester Betsy Ross spinet. It sounds so cool when you =
drop a
heavy tool on it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell</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=imatunr@srvinet.com href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">Joe =
& Penny
Goss</A> </DIV>
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title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 07, 2001 =
9:19
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Perspectives</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clyde,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes the piano could have a negative =
value if you
consider that it might have to be taken to the dump. Moving fees =
and
dump costs. 0:(</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
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href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI=
V>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=cedel@supernet.com =
href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com">Clyde
Hollinger</A> </DIV>
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title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 07, =
2001 4:48
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: =
Perspectives</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Friends,
<P>Last evening I got an email from an acquaintance up in New =
England asking
me the value of a 1954 Lester Betsy Ross spinet that was recently =
given to
them. I know nothing about this specific piano (I have twenty =
Lester
spinets in my tuning file), so I quoted them $0-$600, depending on =
various
factors. At least no one can say I overvalued it, unless a =
piano can
have negative value! (Well, I suppose it <I>could!</I>)
<P>Regards, Clyde
<P>Wimblees@AOL.COM wrote:
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size=-1>As Jim
said, don't take it personally and don't be too rough on yourself. =
You</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
size=-1>are going
to run across this situation many times in your life. It's tough
to</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
size=-1>give this
kind of news, and it hurts even more when the customer does
react</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
size=-1>the way
yours did. But at the same time, it is part of our job to be
honest</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
size=-1>with the
customer, and tell her what the problems are with the piano. I
think</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
size=-1>if you
express exactly how you feel, as you described it, the customer
will</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
size=-1>most
likely accept the news
better.</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML=
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