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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Cy, Avery, David, and everyone
else!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seems we are all saying pretty much the =
same
thing. David, you stated it far better than I did! So...have =
we now
established that the going rate for a tuning is somewhere between $40 =
and $160,
give or take, depending on a nearly unlimited number of factors?
<g></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debbie</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=avery1@houston.rr.com =
href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 08, =
2006 11:28
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: What's a fair =
price to
charge for tuning a piano</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Very correct David. Thank you! :-) <BR><BR>Avery =
<BR><BR>At
09:06 PM 2/8/2006, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT color=#000080 =
size=2>Theyre saying you cant conspire to fix prices or do =
anything that
effects fair competition. I dont think theres anything =
to prevent
you from asking what somebody charges, what manufacturers consider
suggested retail, or otherwise researching what the market in =
your area
dictates. Not conspiring does not mean you must remain =
ignorant.
<BR> <BR></FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times" =
color=#000080
size=2>David Love</FONT><BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net <BR><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [<A =
href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org"
eudora="autourl"> mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>pianotune05@comcast.net<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 08, =
2006
6:56 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Cy Shuster; Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> =
Re:
What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times"> <BR>Maybe it's because I've =
had a long
day, but what is this thing from the PTG trying to =
say?<BR>Marshall<BR>ps.
no I'm not baulking it or complainig, but I like things easy to =
digest this
late at night. :)<BR> <BR></FONT>
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<DD>-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>
<DD>From: "Cy Shuster" <cy@shusterpiano.com> <BR><BR>
<DD>> I don't know if it applies to this list (but it is run by =
the
PTG), but we <BR>
<DD>> should all be aware of the anti-trust guidelines that we =
must
follow: <BR>
<DD>> <BR>
<DD>> <A
=
href="http://www.ptg.org/members/resources-antiTrustGuidelines.php"
=
eudora="autourl">http://www.ptg.org/members/resources-antiTrustGuidelin=
es.php</A>
(members area <BR>
<DD>> only) <BR>
<DD>> <BR>
<DD>> There must be no discussions at association meetings that =
may in
any way <BR>
<DD>> tend to: a) Raise, lower, or stabilize prices or fees, b) =
Regulate <BR>
<DD>> production levels or schedules, c) Affect the =
availability of
products or <BR>
<DD>> services, d) Affect allocation of markets, territories,
customers, or <BR>
<DD>> patients, e) Encourage boycotts or exclusions of products =
or
services, f) <BR>
<DD>> Foster unfair practices involving advertising, =
merchandising,
<BR>
<DD>> standardization, certification or ac! creditation, g) =
Encourage
anyone to <BR>
<DD>> refrain from competing, h) Limit or exclude anyone from
manufacture, sale, <BR>
<DD>> or practice, i) Result in illegal brokerage or rebates, =
j) Affect
improper <BR>
<DD>> reciprocity in dealing, k) Current or future prices, l) =
What
constitutes a <BR>
<DD>> fair profit or margin level, m) Possible increases or =
decreases
in prices, <BR>
<DD>> n) Standardization or stabilization of prices, o) Pricing =
procedures, p) <BR>
<DD>> Cash discounts, q) Credit discounts, r) Control of sales, =
s)
Allocation of <BR>
<DD>> markets, t) Refusal to deal with a firm because of its =
pricing or
<BR>
<DD>> distribution practices, u) Whether or not the pricing =
practices
of any <BR>
<DD>> industry member are unethical or constitute an unfair =
trade
practice, v) <BR>
<DD>> Terms or conditions of sale, w) Market share, x) Customer =
or
supplier <BR>
<DD>> classification, allocation or selection, y) Decisions to =
quote or
not to <BR>
<DD>> quote, z) Sales territories. <BR>
<DD>> <BR>
<DD>&g! t; --Cy-- <BR>
<DD>> <BR>
<DD>> <BR>
<DD>> _______________________________________________ <BR>
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