<!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 id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT size=4>My own year is going to be about 3K larger than = last, mainly do to my other products I sell.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Jim</FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of = Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups<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=hubertliverman@bellsouth.net href="mailto:hubertliverman@bellsouth.net">hubert liverman</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> Saturday, December 25, = 2004 11:34 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Year End</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Andrew,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have had a disastrous year. Your insightful post eased my panic,reminded me of the realities of my situation, gave me hope for = the coming year,and overcome a very bleak Christmas.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thank You,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hubert Liverman</DIV> <DIV>Tuner/tech</DIV> <DIV>Opelika, AL. </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=ANRPiano@aol.com href="mailto:ANRPiano@aol.com">ANRPiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 25, = 2004 9:06 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Year End</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 12/25/2004 8:51:14 A.M. Central Standard = Time, <A href="mailto:Tvak@aol.com">Tvak@aol.com</A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial = color=#000000 size=2>I've weathered the loss of income for this year and look forward to = what next year will bring, but my fear is that I've topped out here, and the = totals for the last three years represent the upper limit of what my = business will bring in.  If this is the case, I've got a nice part = time job here.  <BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tom,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You know I have been around a few years longer than you and = have kept a log of my revenue, broken down by source and being up three years = and down one is not all that unusual at all.  In fact that is the cycle = I usually go through.  I have learned not to panic on those down = years, (this one for example) because I have some perspective gained from = previous cycles.  In everything there are seasons.  We are not = fearing an impending ice age here in Chicago because we have learned spring = follows winter and in a couple of months we may begin to see the crocus = poking through the ground near the house.  This doesn't mean you don't = learn from the hardships of your winters.  Take some time over the = Christmas break and reevaluate your business practices.  Change your = marketing strategies, determine to learn to sell and install some new service = or product, or tweak your business in some other manner.  Farmers = use the winter time to plan next year's crop, repair and maintain their = equipment, and rest some for they know than when spring time comes the = work will be plenty and intense.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hang in there brother, spring is just around the corner.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> = <DIV>Andrew Remillard</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY><= /HTML>