buying clients/business - OT

[Peter Fletcher]

Dear "Mr" Lawson

- Yes I understand that the dreadful place that you have the misfortune to 
reside in is now called Gauteng, which I know the congnecenti believe is 
slang for "get a Gun". About "Petoria" I am not so sure - I know that 
education has gone to the dogs so to speak but is "Petoria" now a place for 
for maltese poodles - I think we should be told.

As to PRETORIA being the capital of the country - dream on, apart from Cape 
Town being the Mother City and having Parliament, (Note, not the Mugger City 
- that award belongs to Johannesburg)we have beauty, culture AND the Sea - 
shame hey ~!!!! (also we don't need to advertise for work here due to the 
number of immigrants from Gauteng)(pity about their dried out crocks of 
pianos);

Sorry to bore all you Americans with our little local spat but these 
upcountry boys need putting in their place from time to time. Their pianos 
dry out so fast up there they can't even tune the white notes never mind the 
black ones !!!!!!

By the way whats Rugby ? We play cricket !

Cheers PF - Cape Town

>From: "Brian Lawson" <lawsonic@global.co.za>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: buying clients/business - OT
>Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:35:57 +0200
>
>Dear Mr Fletcher, evidently you are one of those individuals who go to the
>rugby waving the old flag. We are in the year 2001. HELLO!  The Transvaal
>was disolved and the cities of Petoria (the capital of the country) and
>Johannesburg are in the Province of Gauteng.
>
>I hope you at least tune the black notes nowadays
>
>Brian
>Joburg.
>
>
> > I'd like to drown some of mine but then they come from the Transvaal !
> > (sorry)!
> >
> >
> > >From: "Kallie Swanepoel" <kccs@netralink.com>
> > >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > >Subject: RE: buying clients/business
> > >Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 12:11:53 +0200
> > >
> > >Hi
> > >
> > >Do anybody have contacts in South Africa who would like to sell their
> > >clients?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Kallie Swanepoel
> > >PIANO TUNER
> > >SOUTH AFRICA
> > >(Member of the SA Association of Professional Piano Tuners)
> > >Tel.: 012/422-3340 (W)
> > >Tel.: 012/343-4946 (H)
> > >Fax: 012/343-4946
> > >Mobile: 083-261-6942
> > >E-Mail: kccs@netralink.com
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> > >Of Doepke Family
> > >Sent: 21 July 2001 05:26
> > >To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > >Subject: RE: buying clients/business
> > >
> > >
> > >Thank you for the input.
> > >
> > >I have fond memories of visiting Amsterdam.
> > >
> > >Brian
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> > >Of antares
> > >Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 3:41 AM
> > >To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > >Subject: Re: buying clients/business
> > >
> > >
> > >Hello Doepke
> > >
> > >(your name reminds me of the names used in our Northern Province called
> > >Friesland - Holland, where many names end with 'ke', like in Dieuwke,
> > >Itske,
> > >Famke, Popke and many more)
> > >
> > >Anyway,
> > >I think that it is common to pay a certain price for the whole bunch of
> > >customers.
> > >There are in between possibilities like paying the first tuning to the
> > >seller or something like that.
> > >I think it would be more business like to agree on a sum of money 
>because
> > >it
> > >is cleaner and more direct.
> > >
> > >friendly greetings,
> > >
> > >
> > >Antares,
> > >
> > >Amsterdam, Holland
> > >
> > >where music is, no harm can be
> > >
> > > > From: "Doepke Family" <doepke@fwi.com>
> > > > Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > > > Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 22:25:13 -0500
> > > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > > Subject: buying clients/business
> > > >
> > > > I am looking for some educated input.  I hope you can help.
> > > >
> > > > My piano tuning/technician mentor as offered to sell off some of his
> > > > customers when my skills have improved to a point where he feels
> > >comfortable
> > > > doing so.  He is getting older and is starting to think about 
>cutting
> > >back
> > > > on his work day.  He has an enormous client list and has just become 
>a
> > >part
> > > > owner of a piano store.  He is getting burned out and has been 
>working
> > >with
> > > > me for close to 2 years preparing me to take over abit for him.
> > > >
> > > > How are clients/customers sold?  Is this done on a one-by-one client
> > >basis?
> > > >
> > > > I have expressed some concern that there is much trust and a level 
>of
> > > > confidence that he has built with his customers.  He has quietly
> > >explained
> > > > to me that when I am ready he will introduce me to his customers in
> > >order
> > >to
> > > > make a smoother transition.  I feel that this is very important for
>the
> > > > future relationship with the customers.
> > > >
> > > > Any feedback will be very much appreciated.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Brian
> > > > doepke@fwi.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
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