<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C4CB29.F2528B10"> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue = style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> If that’s a question, = yes.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David Love <st1:PersonName>davidlovepianos@comcast.net</f= ont></st1:PersonName> = <o:p></o:p> </div> -----Original = Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson Sent: Monday, November = 15, 2004 7:57 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: RE: wear and = tear on da nerves <o:p> </o:p> David,<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Your 1st hour is your tuning fee, each hour = after is at whatever per hour...<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> David I.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> ----- Original = message ----------------------------------------> From: David Love <<a = href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</= a>> To: 'Pianotech' <<a = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>> Received: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 05:30:02 -0800 Subject: RE: wear and tear on da nerves<o:p></o:p> Bad idea. I would say that = most of the time my tuning fee exceeds my hourly rate. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p>= <div> David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net <o:p></o:p> </div> -----Original = Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Sarah Fox Sent: Sunday, November = 14, 2004 4:40 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: wear and = tear on da nerves<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Hi = all,<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Instead of imposing = penalties and invoking complicated pricing structures for your invoices, why don't = y'all just charge by the hour?  Give an estimate up front, and point out that = the actual fee may be greater or lesser, depending on how difficult the = piano is, how much noise/distractions you have to put up with, etc.  When = anyone is on the clock, time is of the essence.  When someone cranks up the = vacuum, politely tell the client that you have to interrupt your tuning while = the vacuum cleaner is running, because you can't hear the beating of the = notes -- but that you're still on the clock.  By the time you take a good = stretch, the vacuum cleaner should be winding down.  = ;-)<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Peace,<o:p></o= :p> </div> <div> Sarah<o:p></o:= p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'= > <div> ----- Original Message = ----- <o:p></o:p> </div> <div style='font-color:black'> From: <a href="mailto:antares@euronet.nl" title="antares@euronet.nl">antares</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> To:<= /font> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" = title="pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Sent:</span= > Sunday, November 14, 2004 8:00 AM<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Subject:</s= pan> wear and tear on da nerves<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> On 14-nov-04, at 6:25, David Love wrote:<o:p></o:p> I hadn't thought of this before but next time = somebody is making noise when I'm tuning the piano...k'ching...thank you that will be an = extra fifty bucks for wear and tear on my nerves. Won't take long and = they'll be thinking twice before they flush the damn toilet. David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> Yeah... I'd say Nuke 'em! *(; >)) friendly greetings from André Oorebeek "where Music is, no = harm can be"<o:p></o:p> </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>