ethics question

[Alan Forsyth]

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It may very well be that the teacher has been given a financial =
incentive to refer customers, or may be involved personally with said =
tech. I myself wouldn't lose too much sleep over it. Remember it is =
likely your ego is being hurt more than anything else and not your =
wallet. There are plenty of other income earners within the piano =
tuner's world besides tuning. If those lost customers should ever need =
to call you in the future, it might just be very tempting to say that =
you are fully booked for the next ten years.

AF

and my goodness, almost two whole digests of Pianotech dedicated to =
beer........hic.......
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: richard.ucci@att.net=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 8:32 PM
  Subject: ethics question


  OK guys , here's the deal.

  A piano teacher I tuned for years ago, stopped using me for reasons =
unknown, and started using a competitor.  He then started telling =
clients who were mine originally and referred to him for teaching, to =
use the other tuner.



  Last night I lost another one. The woman said," Oh we just had it =
tuned.Our teacher suggested someone else. But if it doesn't sound good =
later we'll call you".=20



  I replied ,"Thank you for your loyalty". "I'll certainly be waiting by =
the phone for your call"." I am deleting you from my files, Good Bye".



  Has this ever happened to you guys and what if anything can I do about =
it and still be ethical. I deal with about fifteen or more teachers now =
but I'm really starting to get steamed.



  Thanks,

  Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano

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