[pianotech] no cash flow

[tnrwim at aol.com]

Why would you want to be asked to tune for a venue again where you tune for free?  


I'm not suggesting Gene tune for them again until he has been paid for the first tuning. All I'm saying, is that taking them to court is going to cost him a lot more business than the tuning fee the symphony owes him.

Wim





-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 6:21 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] no cash flow




I'm still scratching my head on that one Wim.  Why would you want to be asked to tune for a venue again where you tune for free?  I'm sure if Gene was representing the power company, it would be a different story.
 
With that, I have noticed that places like that and recording studios can be very irresponsible with this sort of thing.  I think I may start asking to be paid before I leave the site (let them know over the phone before I go, of course).  That way, even if I have to do more work than expected, I will be paid for something instead of nothing.


TODD PIANO WORKS 
Matthew Todd, Piano Technician 
(979) 248-9578
http://www.toddpianoworks.com


--- On Wed, 5/5/10, tnrwim at aol.com <tnrwim at aol.com> wrote:


From: tnrwim at aol.com <tnrwim at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] no cash flow
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 3:56 AM


Gene
 
Upscale or not, most orchestras, both small and large, are having a cash flow problem. Yes you can take them to small claims, but the judgement only says you have a right to get paid. Getting the money will be another matter. 
 
If you do take them to small claims, you can bet you will not be asked to tune for them again in the future. Symphonies are supported be wealthy people, who sit on the board of directors of the symphony. Wealthy people have pianos, and wealthy people have wealthy friends with pianos, and they own business with lots of employees, etc. Do you get where I'm going with this? 
 
My suggestion is to just sit and wait, and support the local symphony. You'll loose a lot more than you'll gain. 
 
Wim 






-----Original Message-----
From: Gene Nelson <nelsong at intune88.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 5:35 pm
Subject: [pianotech] no cash flow


So you service a piano for a symphony in a very upscale wealthy community, submit the bill and after one month inquire as to why it has not been paid. They answer  that they are having cash flow problems and would get back with you later. The second month passes and the situation will likely need to be resolved in small claims court.
 
It is so tempting to let it be known publicly who they are.
 
What would you do?
 
Gene
 





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