<HTML>In a message dated 5/25/01 4:06:46 PM Central Daylight Time, cedel@supernet.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I suspect the last guy charged a lot less than I do, and I got a letter recently from the business manager asking all about my pricing.  I don't blame him for that, although I wonder if I'll lose the schools to someone cheaper.  </BLOCKQUOTE> Clyde You might want to write this guy a letter explaining what you just told us. Perhaps he can look beyond just this year's budget, and see that good maintenance, which might cost a little more in the short term, will mean pianos will last longer, and won't have to endure costly repairs, and/or replacements, in the long term. Willem </HTML>