<!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 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry said, (most emphatically): "<FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3>Now wait just a cotton-pickin' minute = Joe Garrett. You service 77 square =<BR>grand pianos? What is your service area - = everything west of the =<BR>continental divide? Were you tuning squares back in = the 70s - I mean the =<BR>1870s? There likely aren't 77 square grand piano in the = whole state of =<BR>Oregon. Please explain"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry et al,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All are in Washington & Oregon, = with one exception, that is in Alaska. Most of that 77 are active/regular clients.<G> I've been servicing Square Grands since the 1970's. = Many, that I did in the 70's are not on my database. Those are the ones since I = started my 'puter years. There are hundreds of square grands out there. All ya = gots to do is advertise that you work on them and "they will come"!<G> The = biggest problem with servicing Square Grands, is the NEGATIVITY of the industry! = (Dealers, Techs, Snooty Pianists, etc.) Because I actively solicited = this work, I've now got the local piano industry to refer to me. (although the = darned dealers STILL insist on bashing! grrrrr!) The usual comment from the = local techs is: "Call Garrett, he's crazy enough to work on those things!"<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>