THE MUSICIAN'S

ANSWERING SERVICE

 

0306 880669

(DORKING)

MUSICIANS DIARY SERVICE    PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY

173 HIGH STREET         DORKING         SURREY           RH4 3EL

TELEX No. 859888         POHINAP G      FAX 0306 880038

 

 

MAS  NEWSLETTER  FOR  FIXERS  NOVEMBER  1990

 

 

Successful  Switch

 

Thanks to everyone - MAS staff, clients and fixers alike - the change over at the beginning of October to the new split Diary Services has come off with only one hitch - guess who?  British Telecom of course!  Our ring in lines for the Strings went down at the end of the day one until lunch time the next day.  Apart from that everything went very smoothly.

 

The feed back we have had so far from fixers and clients has been nothing but good.  However if you have any criticisms or suggestions Isobel and I would be only too happy to hear from you.

 

Please  call  in

If you get the chance call in to see us.  You are always welcome and it does help everyone here to put a face to the name.  We are on the first floor above Halifax Property Services about half way down the High Street four minutes walk from Dorking Halls - that famous and much loved venue!  If the door downstairs is locked give us a buzz on the door entry phone.  It now works o.k.

 

Message pagers for fixers

 

We are supplying more and more message pagers to orchestral managers and freelance fixers.  For those who have not thought too much about it the benefits are:-

 

a)       Instantly contactable - Messages can be easily got to you anyone including musicians.  Confirmation, urgent requests to phone, etc

b)       Less phone calls - No need to ring into the office/home unless you are paged

c)       Is it urgent? - You can always tell if the message need an urgent response or if it can wait till you return to bass.

d)       Are they on their way? - Musicians who are delayed can quickly send a message to say they are on their way without having to find you in some studio for which they have not got the telephone number.

 

For those interested - further information can be obtained by telephoning 0306 - 740077

 

Faxes are coming down

 

Fax machines are coming down in price or at the very least giving you more facilities for your money.  We can supply for instance a basic Canon 80 for £399 + VAT including one year on site parts and labour warranty.

 

No mistaking the printed word

 

The convenience of sending and receiving confirmations in writing speaks for itself and unlike the old days can be hand written saving telephone time and misunderstandings.  An average A4 page takes approximately 20 seconds.  How long would it take to read that out and wait for it to be written down the other end?

 

Finally

 

CHRISTMAS  CLOSING NOTICE

 

Time marches on and Christmas is looming up.  As usual this year the Diary Service will be closing for four days to give us all a break for a day or so at New Year to give us all a chance to clear the head!

 

Here are the times for you to note.

 

CHRISTMAS

 

Sunday December 23rd                       }

Christmas Eve December 24th           }              CLOSED

Christmas Day December 25th           }

Boxing Day December 27th                }

 

Thursday December 27th                   RE-OPEN 8.00 AM

 

NEW  YEAR

 

Monday December 31st                      We close at 4.00 pm

 

Tuesday January 1st                           CLOSED

 

Wednesday January 2nd                    Re-open 8.00 am

 

Please find enclosed our latest client list.  Don't hesitate to ring us should you have any queries about any of the above.

 

Speak to you soon

 

 

Richard and all at MAS

 

 

RICHARD G SMITH           MICHAEL E READING

DIRECTOR                             SECRETARY

 

PROPRIETORS: PHONAHONE LTD  COMPANY REG No. 1636898  REG. OFFICE 173,  HIGH STREET,  DORKING,  SURREY RH4 1AD