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<DIV><SPAN class=312454502-26012005><FONT face=Arial>Churches in the =
Ozarks: Big
ones, 2x a year. Medium sized ones: Once a year. Small ones, every 5-10 =
years
(or longer if it "still sounds good")</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=312454502-26012005><FONT face=Arial>For a customer =
like that
(how nice!) I'd probably have a contract price anyway. What do y'all do? =
(Or as
the guy who moved from New Jersey to Missouri said:
"Youse'all")</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>James Grebe<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 25, 2005 7:44
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: =
Pricing<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>If you discount in 7 months , what do =
you do for
your church or school clients that tune every month or =
so?</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>
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href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan</A>
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title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 25, =
2005 6:08
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pricing</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=734190500-26012005><FONT face=Arial>I'm chewing =
on the idea
of offering a discounted tuning price anytime I tune a piano that I =
had
previously tuned within, say, the last 7 months. This would be to =
encourage
more semiannual customers and fewer customers who keep saying "Oh, =
it still
sounds fine" until it's 30 cents flat!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=734190500-26012005><FONT
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=734190500-26012005><FONT face=Arial>Anybody try =
some such
thing? Anybody think it's a totally goofy or grand =
idea?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. =
Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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