dealer tunings

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

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Rick, I work at the fifth largest dealer in the U.S. and we have =
technicians, like myself, who always send out their pianos tuned at =
A440, or at least we always do unless some pinhead sends one out before =
we see it.)

    Most of these pianos are very new, and the strings are still =
stretching on them, the piano hasn't stabilised yet. Consequently, just =
about every time we visit a piano in the home, some degree of =
pitch-raising is going to be involved. When I do a pitch raise, it's a =
two pass affair, and it's the same amount of work for me whether it's 10 =
cents or fourty, so I just plan for it. Sounds to me like your dealer is =
cutting a lot of corners and expecting you to take care of everything in =
the home, so you are only getting the work in the hope that you'll be =
able to have a new long term customer. If that is the case, start only =
taking the work for pianos that you would want to keep, in the locations =
that are in your area. Never hurts to sit down and talk to the dealer, =
either, about the amount of work his pianos are starting to need and the =
time it's taking for you to make the customer happy in the home, and the =
amount that you're getting paid to make them happy.

Kevin.
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  From: richard.ucci@att.net=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 6:29 AM
  Subject: dealer tunings


  Hi List,

  I've benn doing in home tunings for a local dealer for several years =
now , and I'm wondering what others do in situations where the piano =
needs a pitch correction of 25-40 cents.

  I've been charging a flat rate to the dealer and then keep the client, =
but in the past the pianos were much closer to proper pitch.

  Should I be charging more to the dealer for the pitch raise ? I don't =
want to tune a piano in a new clients home not to proper pitch.

  Thanks,

  Rick Ucci / Ucci Piano
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