<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=windows-1250"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=140365002-26012005><FONT face=Arial>More to the = point: If he did, I'd be more inclined to go!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <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> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT 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 8:11 PM<BR><B>To:</B> ilvey@sbcglobal.net; Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: = Pricing<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When you go to the doctor for an = every 6 month check up does he give you a discount?</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> <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=ilvey@sbcglobal.net = href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</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> Tuesday, January 25, = 2005 8:06 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pricing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P>You give them a bigger discount.</P> <P>David I.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: James Grebe <PIANOMAN@ACCESSUS.NET><BR>To: = Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:43:58 = -0600<BR>Subject: Re: Pricing<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><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> <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=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan</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> Tuesday, January 25, = 2005 6:08 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pricing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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> <DIV> </DIV> <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> <DIV> </DIV><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this outgoing = message.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.4 - = Release Date: = 01/25/2005<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this incoming = message.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.4 - = Release Date: 01/25/2005<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--<BR> No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.4 - Release Date: = 01/25/2005<BR> </FONT> </P>