Christmas

[Willem Blees]

Robin

It was very nice of you to comp the pitch raise part of?the tuning for the wedding. But unless you knew the family, and were invited to the party, and?that was part of your wedding gift,?in my opinion, you sent the wrong message to them, especially?since they are a?musical family. I'm sure the caterers, and everyone else who "worked" that wedding?didn't do?anything special or extra?out of the goodness of their heart.?I hope you at least charged them double for tuning the piano in the first place. ?

Mele Kalikimaka?everyone. 


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Honolulu, HI
Author of 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Blankenship <tunerdude at comcast.net>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 8:08 am
Subject: Re: Christmas



About ten years ago, I got a panicky call from a client living an hour's drive away.... their daughter was getting married at home on Christmas Day!!! And, no one had thought of having the piano tuned. The poor old thing was about 60 cents flat and not a very good instrument at its best. What was most surprising was that this was a professional musical family, with a recording studio in their basement and quite a reputation in the area for doing good work. I gifted the pitch raise part as a Christmas/Wedding gift and felt good that I had helped make their special day a bit nicer. 

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Robin Blankenship

Matoaca, VA


----- Original Message ----- 

From: Marshall Gisondi 

To: pianotech at ptg.org 

Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 11:42 AM

Subject: Christmas



Merry Christmas everyone!!, even Paul Jones in Chicago.
Marshall
ps. has anyone here ever tuned a piano on Christmas or ever heard of a tuning being done on Christmas?? Just curious. 
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