Church situation

[Brian Doepke]

I very much appreciate all of the feedback.  After some more counsel, I set
up a meeting with the music director himself.

I just think that a face-to-face is a good way to start.  Then he can
explain to me his expectations and I can see the piano myself.

Thank you.

Brian P. Doepke 
AAA Piano Works, Inc.
Piano Tuning-Repair-Purchase Consults
260-432-2043
260-417-1298
 
-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Bob Hull
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 1:15 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: RE: Church situation

A church may not be able to spend as much on tuning as
the BBC.  Two different creatures. 
 Maybe set up this trial month on an hourly rate while
you see how much tuning work and time will be required
to meet their standards.  I would also take into 
account the location  of the church and what kind of
travel time will be involved for these frequent
visits.  Is there a pipe organ involved? 

Bob Hull  





--- William Benjamin <pianoboutique at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Hello Brian,
> 
> An appointment is an appointment.
> 
> Having said that, when tuning so closely, my
> approach is not to disturb the
> integrity of the strings.  Don't move anything more
> than you need to.  If a
> string is out of tune 2 CPS, don't go any further
> than two beets on the
> other side of perfect.  Keep things close, but with
> a little set.
> 
> William
> 
> 
> 
> 
> PIANO BOUTIQUE
> William Benjamin
> Piano Tuner Extraordinaire
> www.pianoboutique.biz
> The tuner alone,
> preserves the tone.
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of Don
> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 7:02 AM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: Re: Church situation
> 
> Hi Brian,
> 
> I have a friend in London who tunes for the BBC. The
> instruments are tuned
> every day. He charges them his usual rate. To "get
> your mind right"
> substitute the word "client" for "Church". If you
> have a tuning every
> Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. do you give those
> clients a discount?
> 
> At 08:04 AM 7/6/2006 -0400, you wrote:
> >        Hello List,     Can you help?  I have
> situation that I have never
> >had before and need some wisdom on how to proceed. 
>    A large local church
> >called me and asked for a proposal to tune their
> sanctuary piano.  The
> >tuner that they did have was a member of the church
> and tuned it every
> >week..yes every week.  The church is involved
> with a TV ministry and
> >I am guessing that it might need
> "tweaked" every week.     I am
> >told that the piano will NOT be moved as much as it
> was in the past and
> >they are thinking that perhaps tuning it every
> other week would be
> >sufficient.  I did tell the caller that it sounds
> reasonable, but if they
> >feel it continues to need the weekly tuning, then I
> would work with them.  
> >  The music department secretary was very kind and
> not gruff at all, but I
> >am not sure what kind of fee to propose to them. 
> It would be great to have
> >the steady work, but I don't want to
> undersell my services either.   
> > They wish to have a month "trial
> period" to see if things work
> >out.  I said that it sounded fair to me.     I am
> used to tuning a piano
> >twice a year, so twice a month is new to me.     Is
> there anyone out there
> >who can share some wisdom with me on how I might
> proceed?     Does anyone
> >have a similar situation but the church/institution
> has you on a retainer
> >fee ?     Brian P. Doepke
> 
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
> Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat
> 
> mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com
> http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/
> 
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> 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner
> 
> 
> 
> 


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