> I've been following the thread between ssssnn and Dean..and I have to > admit to siding with Dean on the expertise side. The longer I am in the > business the more I feel people pay me for what I know, not necessarily > what I do. > > I'll be tipping a Knabe Console in the next few weeks and doing the CA > thing to it..and for the sake of argument, let's just say that $30 a > year for piece of mind is relatively inexpensive.. > > -Phil Bondi(Fl) I have too, Phil, and I agree with you. I absolutely operate these days on the paradigm that people are paying me for knowledge AND time. Good case in point: yesterday. I was hired to set up a piano that is pretty famous, pretty rare, and has been all over the country and the world, being played and recorded on---and the guy who hired me, a good player, and someone who knows a relatively large amount about pianos, was deeply dissatisfied with the tone and touch of the instrument. There were certain fundamental things awry with the instrument; I did what i could do in 6 hours, and made a striking improvement. Many techs had worked on the piano in the last 6 months, many if whom you would think would have done some of the simple things I did to the action of this piano----but they didn't---and I did. And that's what makes me worth more than the next guy: my diagnostic abilities, and the craft to follow through with a fix that noticeably improves the sound and feel. So it's not even an issue, IMO: Dean is giving his clients peace of mind, trust, a guarantee that a piano ready for the trash heap is going to be functioning for another decade.....wow. Great value for $250.00. An insurance policy that your piano will hold tune and function for 30 bucks a year. Dearest Susan: What on earth is wrong with that? Flame suit draped over the end of my bed...... David Andersen
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