<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;= charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>That's a good= point...as long as your not running up against a time= schedule...i.e. sound check at ?</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>David I.</DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original message= ----------------------------------------><BR>From: Sarah Fox= <<A= href="mailto:sarah@graphic-fusion.com">sarah@graphic-fusion.com<= /A>><BR>To: Pianotech <<A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Rec= eived: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:39:41 -0500<BR>Subject: Re: wear and= tear on da nerves</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>Hi all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Instead of imposing penalties and= invoking complicated pricing structures for your invoices, why= don't y'all just charge by the hour?  Give an estimate up= front, and point out that the actual fee may be greater or= lesser, depending on how difficult the piano is, how much= noise/distractions you have to put up with, etc.  When= anyone is on the clock, time is of the essence.  When= someone cranks up the vacuum, politely tell the client that you= have to interrupt your tuning while the vacuum cleaner is= running, because you can't hear the beating of the notes -- but= that you're still on the clock.  By the time you take a= good stretch, the vacuum cleaner should be winding down. = ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=antares@euronet.nl= href="mailto:antares@euronet.nl">antares</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> Sunday, November 14,= 2004 8:00 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> wear and tear on da= nerves</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On 14-nov-04, at 6:25, David Love= wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>I hadn't thought of this before but next time= somebody is making noise<BR>when I'm tuning the= piano...k'ching...thank you that will be an extra<BR>fifty bucks= for wear and tear on my nerves. Won't take long and= they'll<BR>be thinking twice before they flush the damn toilet.= <BR><BR>David Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net= <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>____________________________________________= ___<BR>pianotech list info:= https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR><BR><BR></BLOCK= QUOTE><BR>Yeah... <BR>I'd say <B>Nuke 'em!</B><BR><BR>*(;= >))<BR><BR>friendly greetings<BR>from<BR>André= Oorebeek<BR><BR>"where <I>Music</I> is, no harm can= be"<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>