Deal...or No Deal?

[Tom Sivak]

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  Thanks, so many great responses.  I wish I was as smooth as youse guys.  David Love's answer is smooooth!  John, what a great approach, "I only touch up my own tunings."  That's good!
   
  Wish I could have asked you all before I answered him.  I basically told him that I thought it was a pretty strange request, and that he should ask the guy who tuned the piano in the first place to do it.  
   
  I guess if this was July, I'd just as soon go as sit at home on the porch, but it would be tough to fit into my schedule right now...
   
  Thanks again,
   
  Tom Sivak
   
   
David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote:                “Thank you very much for calling.  I’d be glad to come and tune the piano.  You’re probably right, the change in temperature and humidity could have impacted the tuning.  Since I didn’t tune the piano to begin with and can’t be sure what it really needs I’ll need to plan to do a complete tuning.  Expect the fee to be $$$.  When would be a good time for you and I’ll see if I can work it into my schedule?  Oh, and who will I be billing for this?  For the future, you might consider installing a humidity control system.  That might lessen the impact of a sudden change in the environment.  I can do that while I’m there if you like.  The price is $$$ plus a bit of tax for the Governor, of course.  After I’m done tuning I can let you know if there’s anything else I notice that might be affecting tuning stability.  Thanks again, I look forward to meeting you.”  
   
    David Love



  

John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> wrote:
          Is it actually possible to do a touchup, on someone else's tuning?
   
  I don't believe it is.
   
  So an answer might have been, I only do touchups, on my own tunings.
  John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
    ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: reggaepass at aol.com 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:59 AM
  Subject: Re: Deal...or No Deal?
  

   A couple of thoughts on this and similar situations:
   
  1) WE determine what a piano needs, not the client.  How often have we all been told that a piano "only needs a few strings adjusted" or the like when it actually needs two passes?  The only thing that is certain is that if it is noticeably out of tune to the client in any way, it is probably far worse than they think (or hope).
   
  2) "If you give it away, who will pay for it?"  People tend to value what they pay for MORE than what they get for free.  I have learned this lesson all to many times early on both as a technician and as a musician.
   
  Cheers,
   
  Alan Eder R.P.T.
   
  
-----Original Message-----

     
   
  He explained to me that they had a concert at the church a couple of days ago and the piano had been tuned for the concert.  They are having another concert this Saturday night and a couple of notes have slipped out of tune.   
   

    
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