<!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 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I used to have a sign on my = vehicle I used to get phone calls about my bad driving.  Maybe I drive badly or = did.  My wife drives me now.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim</FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of = Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing instruments<BR>(314) = 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></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=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca = href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</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 14, 2005 = 9:03 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Creative ways to = find new customers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have 3M reflective lettering on my van.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It has been nothing but a positive experience.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I get approached in parking lots, = people come to the house I am at, all wanting a tuning, then or in the future. When I = had my cell # on the van, I have been called on the road, by someone driving = behind me.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I started in 1975, and my first signs = were magnetic.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have never regretted going to the professionally installed lettering, lets face it, it lets people know, = you are a professional.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Oh yes, I have never had a tool = stolen. The majority of the tools are of no use to the average Joe anyway.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It seems to me I remember someone = saying his vehicle was broken into, and his Accutuner was cast aside. Mind you a = laptop would be gone.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>If anyone wants to see my signs, I = could take a picture of them.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>What is this moving target to get = sued? Sounds paranoid to me. When was the last time anyone heard of a piano tuner = getting sued?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, = Canada<BR><A = href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></FONT= ></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=draine@comcast.net href="mailto:draine@comcast.net">J = Patrick Draine</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 14, = 2005 10:36 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Creative ways to = find new customers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On Jan 14, 2005, at 10:18 AM, Matthew Todd = wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><B><I>Dave Nereson <<A = href="mailto:davner@kaosol.net">davner@kaosol.net</A>></I></B> wrote:<BR><BR>-some technicians claim a magnetic sign fastened to = their car gets them<BR>new business<BR><BR> <BR><BR>Doesn't the = magnetic sign on your car say, "Hi, I am a piano technician, and I have = valuable tools to steal.  I am also a moving target to get = sued."  What is everyone's thoughts on this??<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I suppose it = depends on where you work -- not too many car break ins in the neighborhoods = where I work, fortunately. Likewise, the "moving target to get sued" seems = overly paranoid to me, but your neighborhood must vary from my experience. = Plus, when you go into a risky neighborhood, it just takes a moment to put = that magnetic sign in the trunk.<BR><BR>Patrick Draine<BR>Billerica, MA = "Home of the Billerica House of = Corrections"<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>