What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano

[Barbara Richmond]

As a laid on the couch (on my left side) during the last half of my
pregnancy, I marveled as I watched her make pie crust dough in the
Cuisinart--no mess, done in a minute.  I probably saw that episode a half 
dozen times, but I could never get it to work out.  I was highly suspicious. 
I'll bet that prosecutor had same same results--that's what she went to jail 
for.

Barbara Richmond, RPT
still suspicious of how easily some people level strings...    :-)



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
To: <deanmay@pianorebuilders.com>; <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 9:40 AM
Subject: RE: What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano


> You watch Martha too?...;-]
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, California
>
>
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "Dean May" <deanmay@pianorebuilders.com>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Received: 2/9/2006 7:24:07 AM
> Subject: RE: What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano
>
>
>>>>NO. They can't. Why do you keep spreading this BS???????
>>>>Avery Todd
>
>>Because we are waist deep in it and I am trying to clear a path.
>
>>Did you notice that Martha Stewart went to jail? It was not for insider
>>trading- which itself is arguably a non-crime. It was not for anything
>>related to insider trading. She was acquitted of all those charges. But
>>you
>>see, when federal prosecutors come after you they will get a conviction.
>>Their political careers depend on their conviction rates and they have the
>>full resources of the Justice Department- money is no object to them
>>especially on a high profile case. Martha Stewart was convicted for being
>>misleading to the investigators that were trying to crucify her. She was
>>not
>>being deposed nor was she under oath at the time. Neither was she
>>convicted
>>of anything that she was misleading to them about. They were trying to
>>crucify her for charges she was acquitted of and she was being
>>uncooperative. For this she is now a federal felon.
>
>>Now read through the list again of what is forbidden. I submit to you that
>>it would be pretty easy for a zealous federal prosecutor to bring charges
>>against us for any number of things listed here.
>
>>k) Current or future prices
>
>>People post their current and future prices here all the time
>
>>l) What constitutes a fair profit or margin level
>
>>We are always encouraging people to not charge less than what they are
>>worth.
>
>>m) Possible increases or decreases in prices
>>o) Pricing procedures
>>p)Cash discounts
>>q) Credit discounts
>>r) Control of sales
>>s) Allocation of markets
>>t) Refusal to deal with a firm because of its pricing or distribution
>>practices
>
>>We do this kind of stuff all the time. Be careful, you may follow in
>>Martha's steps.
>
>>u) Whether or not the pricing practices of any industry member are
>>unethical
>>or constitute an unfair trade practice
>
>>Did you miss the exchange I had with Susan a few months ago? And that was
>>not isolated. The unethical charge related to pricing frequently comes up
>>on
>>this list. And it should.
>
>
>>I could bring up just about anything on the list and go through the
>>archives
>>and find an example of how we have violated it. But it is this law that is
>>immoral, not our technical violation of it. For the Federales to
>>criminalize
>>our discussions on this list is over the top, it is tyranny.
>
>
>
>>Dean
>>Dean May             cell 812.239.3359
>>PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272
>>Terre Haute IN  47802
>
>>>
>>>I don't know if it applies to this list (but it is run by the PTG), but
>>>we
>>>should all be aware of the anti-trust guidelines that we must follow:
>>>
>>>http://www.ptg.org/members/resources-antiTrustGuidelines.php  (members
>>>area
>>>only)
>>>
>>>There must be no discussions at association meetings that may in any way
>>>tend to: a) Raise, lower, or stabilize prices or fees, b) Regulate
>>>production levels or schedules, c) Affect the availability of products or
>>>services, d) Affect allocation of markets, territories, customers, or
>>>patients, e) Encourage boycotts or exclusions of products or services, f)
>>>Foster unfair practices involving advertising, merchandising,
>>>standardization, certification or accreditation, g) Encourage anyone to
>>>refrain from competing, h) Limit or exclude anyone from manufacture,
>>>sale,
>>>or practice, i) Result in illegal brokerage or rebates, j) Affect
>>>improper
>>>reciprocity in dealing, k) Current or future prices, l) What constitutes
>>>a
>>>fair profit or margin level, m) Possible increases or decreases in
>>>prices,
>>>n) Standardization or stabilization of prices, o) Pricing procedures, p)
>>>Cash discounts, q) Credit discounts, r) Control of sales, s) Allocation
>>>of
>>>markets, t) Refusal to deal with a firm because of its pricing or
>>>distribution practices, u) Whether or not the pricing practices of any
>>>industry member are unethical or constitute an unfair trade practice, v)
>>>Terms or conditions of sale, w) Market share, x) Customer or supplier
>>>classification, allocation or selection, y) Decisions to quote or not to
>>>quote, z) Sales territories.
>>>
>>>--Cy--
>>>
>>>
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