Ethics for parsimonious customers

[piano57 at insightbb.com]

Argh, that was I'm so naive...can't type either...  :-)

----- Original Message -----
From: piano57 at insightbb.com
Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2007 22:41
Subject: Re: Ethics for parsimonious customers
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>

> See, I'm no naive, I didn't even think of this!  Good 
> advice, Jon.
>  
> Barbara Richmond, RPT
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net>
> Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2007 22:17
> Subject: Ethics for parsimonious customers
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> 
> > You need to contact the bride and arrange payment.  Don't 
> > rely on the
> > skin-flints to handle your monetary compensation.
> > 
> > Chances are that the piano is flat since the owners are tight 
> > with a penny.
> > A pitch raise or two might be in order and you need to spell 
> it 
> > out 
> > to the bride
> > or have a meeting of the minds as who pays for what service.
> > 
> > I've been stuck between the caterer and the father of the 
> bride before
> > and request payment up front now with a disclaimer of tuning 
> > performancecontingent on condition of the piano. I'll do what 
> I 
> > can for the agreed upon
> > price but without authorization on inspection I won't left 
> > holding the bag.
> > 
> > I prefer to rent out a piano of mine.
> > -- 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Jon Page
> > 
> 
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