<!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 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Has Conrad, got competition?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Who sells the "Flack Suits"?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</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=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</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, August 07, 2004 12:37 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hourly rates</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian Lawson said: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>For Joe Garrett  (labour is what you call labor, in case you were =<BR>confused again)<BR><BR>Brian,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>I can't help it if'n you Aussies, (And Brits, for that matter), Don't know how to spell!<G></DIV> <DIV>Seriously, inquiring about hourly rates, IN YOUR LOCAL AREA, is far more relevant. Each area has it's own economic balance. In my opinion, beginner types should be anywhere from 40% to 20% lower than the experienced techs, in your area. (Flack suit zipped up very tight!<G></DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>