Contract Tuning

[Terry]

I have 15 Yamaha C3s that I tune biweekly. And yes, I do discount those.
BUT, maybe only once every two months do they really get a thorough tuning,
often they just get a few unisons touched up, and once in a while, I run up
and down the keyboard listening to octaves and such and simply close the
piano right up!

But I would not expect any piano in a CHURCH to not require a full tuning
after three months. I don't see any reason for a frequent-flyer discount.

I also will discount anyone that wants more than one piano tuned at the same
date - I charge my regular fee for the first piano and then knock ten bucks
off each subsequent piano - I figure I'm still coming out ahead - no travel
time between pianos, only need to make one invoice, etc.

I don't give any other discounts.

Once in a while I give freebies - an ill-funded children's home, an
ill-funded old folks home, etc.

Terry Farrell


> Are you tuning less strings in subsequent visits after the first? Did it
> become easier to get there after the first time? Did GAS prices go down?
> ..... then why are you offering a discount?
>
> Greg Newell
>
>
> At 04:21 PM 2/16/2005, you wrote:
> >Do any of you have churches where you tune four times a year?  Well, I
> >guess any place for that matter...I know some of you tune same pianos
each
> >week or every day.  But I was wondering what kind of a discount would be
> >appropiate if a church wanted to be on a contract with you to have their
> >piano tuned four times a year.
> >
> >Matthew Todd