ball fitting for tuning hammer

[Charly Tuner]

I like the phrase, "they will require periodic tunings." I think those will 
be key words to use when confronting the management. Thanks to all for your 
help!

Terry

>From: JIMRPT@AOL.COM
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re:  ball fitting for tuning hammer
>Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 09:18:38 EDT
>
>
>In a message dated 4/06/2000 11:35:45 PM, Terry wrote:
>
><<."Also, for those of you who are/have worked as a floor tuner, do
>you get paid to tune pianos only ONCE, or if it's still unsold after 
>several
>months, and needs a tuning again, will they usually pay you to tune it
>again?">>
>
>Well now lets see...hmmm, if you were a tomato picker and were paid to pick
>all the tomatoes off of a particular bush on a Tuesday.....would you then
>come back two weeks later and repick the new growth on the bush for free?
>
>  If your store runs close to my experience you will find that the pianos 
>that
>are best in tune will sell first, not counting some of the less attractive
>cases, prices, etc. If this is the case then you might point it out to the
>dealer which should help in the negotiation. In any event, the dealer is 
>well
>aware of the fact that new pianos setting on their floor will not stay in
>tune forever........ or even several months and that they will require
>periodic retuning. The dealer probably will wish it were otherwise but that
>won't make it so :-)
>Jim Bryant (FL)
>

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