Got the Schaff?
By Robert Linnstaedt
In a message dated 96-06-14 02:49:24 EDT, you write:
<< "I was told that I would have to send a
business card or a letter with letter-head...." Brett Mohr
<mmohr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> >>
Dear Brett,
Sorry your experience was so negative. I presumptuously forgot to tell people to set up their own restoration business (even if you are "only" a hobbyist), with business cards and letterhead stationery. I did it, you can too, and it costs so little.
Business cards are handy when I encounter persons (unexpectedly) who have an instrument they wish to have serviced. It's so easy to hand them a card from my billfold, and it conveys an important message: you are serious enough about your work to have spent $25 for 500 business cards!
Depending on your capability, you may be able to whip up your own with your computer, printer, and Business Card stock (works in photocopiers, laser & inkjet printers) available at the local office supply store.
Is this dishonest? (Is it dishonest to purchase a musical box from a seller, without telling them how truly valuable it is before you settle on a price?) It depends on whether you are lying, and your motivation. You can always contact a local piano technician to order the stuff for you. And what could be easier?
Best regards, Robert Linnstaedt
The Organ Shoppe -- Pump Organ Restoration, Repair & Sales
(Yes, it is legit.) |
(Message sent Mon 17 Jun 1996, 03:32:56 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.) |
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