I really see no problem with the fellows basic approach as I saw it origionally presented... perhaps his wording was a bit er..... strong.. but otherwise I tend to aggree that just going and whipping out a tuning is only doing part of the job, and causes in the end a lot of misunderstanding and yes... unregulated neglected pianos. Terry, would you mind copying of the origional and full statement as you found it on his site. I would like to see as well so as to better understand your worries about the fellow misleading the public. RicB Farrell wrote: > The statement was off a web site of a tech. The reason I addressed it as > marketing is that it was just that: marketing and not practice. I agree with > your statements Clyde. > > Looking further into the policies stated by the tech, it was clear that he > charged 1-1/2 hours labor for tuning and any repairs, regulation, voicing, > etc. was extra at the hourly charge. He even charged additional for travel > to the tuning appointment. I think his marketing statement was that each > service appt. should include all this other service, and that very few techs > are qualified/aware of what to do to accomplish this. The subject statement > struck me as misleading in that it comes off as you will get your piano > regulated, tuned, and voiced for just a regular tuning fee, and that other > techs that do not do that are unethical. > > Terry Farrell > -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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