Tuning discounts

[Farrell]

I like your style!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Piannaman@aol.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: Tuning discounts


> Phil,
> 
> I give a discount to anyone who doesn't own a Baldwin(just kidding, they've 
> been hurting me lately...).  
> 
> Seriously, the stores I do work for get special rates.  I give discounts to 
> the schools I work for--25% off--if I can do multiple pianos at a time.  I 
> will give discounts to some of the more needy students of those schools, but 
> only 10% off.  Teachers will get discounts if they give me referrals, but the 
> referrals have to come first.
> 
> Having no particular religious affiliation, coupled with the fact that most 
> of the churches in my area are rather well-off, I don't give discounts there.
> 
> Friends pay 60% and dinner.  Family tunings are so few and far between, I 
> don't charge for them.  Just dinner, and they have to listen to me talk 
> pianos for the whole time that I'm there.  Try to get 'em interested, you 
> know!  
> 
> Ex-wives pay 200%, plus travel time, plus hazardous duty pay.  Potential 
> girlfriends...well, I won't go there.
> 
> Dave Stahl
> 
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> 
> In a message dated 5/10/03 4:46:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> pryan2@the-beach.net writes:
> 
> 
> > 
> > I know that there are some techs that say, give no one a discount on tuning
> > fees, but this doesn't sit well with me.  Does anyone have a policy on
> > giving tuning discounts to relatives, friends, associates etc? For example,
> > do you charge your mother or sister(brother) for tuning?  If so, how much
> > (%)?  How about your lifelong best friend or co-worker(non-tuner)?  How
> > about a customer or teacher who sends you oodles of referrals?  Sometimes I
> > wish my friends and family would not call me for tunings.  What do you do?
> > 
> > How about pro-bono work- churches (your own), hospitals, old folks homes?
> > Does anyone do this and/or have a policy for it?
> > 
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