<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>  <FONT size=3>Yes & just make sure the client pays you= r bill & then hassles the out o state dealer to reemburse them not you! Just go= od biz</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Dale</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV>Phil,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I haven't seen much of this. I'm curious, though...are the dealers as= king you to tune at a discounted rate, or your standard rate?  Or is it th= e customer who is expected to pay?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/20/2006 3:54:15 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, phil@philbondi.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"= ><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 siz= e=2>Hello all.<BR><BR>In the last 2 months, I have gotten 6 calls from dealers out= of state to <BR>do tunings on new pianos.<BR><BR>This is a new trend for me..and I'm wondering if this is a new trend for <BR>the industry..I get= the impression these people are buying from eBay <BR>adds or possibly dealin= g with their previously local dealership for a <BR>piano. I don't ask the client 'where did you get this piano from' - I <BR>just go in and do the= work.<BR><BR>Has anyone else reading this notice this type of trend?<BR><BR>-Phil Bondi(Fl</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DI= V> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>