[pianotech] Saturday Appointments

[David Love]

Back pack.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of bppiano at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 4:10 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Saturday Appointments

 

I guess I can understand wanting to have a weekend off, but after 25 years
of working as a jazz pianist; it seems like a small point.  I so often have
a commercial concert tuning, weddings tunings, etc., it seems pointless to
make a "rule".  I find it much easier to count on a Sunday/Monday weekend as
mentioned earlier (despite the Sunday matinee concerts).   

 

By the way, I'm just getting over a broken leg, I know I'm not the only tech
that's had to find a way to get around schlepping a tool case and such with
crutches, how did any of you guys and gals work with that problem?

 

Bruce Pennington



-----Original Message-----
From: Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com>
To: Ed Sutton <ed440 at mindspring.com>; pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:04 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Saturday Appointments

Ed,

 

I don't work on Saturdays or after 5 pm except for an emergency at a church
or for a performance. 

 

I remember when I lived in New York I got a call from Jilly's (the club
where Sinatra frequent and sometimes sing). They said the needed the piano
tuned that nights' performance. At the time my rate was $50. I said I would
do it for $100 plus dinner for two. I told my wife to get dressed.........
we were going out for a fine dinner. Error! Filename not specified.  True
story.

 

Al G

 

 

From: Ed Sutton <mailto:ed440 at mindspring.com>  

Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 11:02 AM

To: Pianotech List <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>  

Subject: [pianotech] Saturday Appointments

 

I'm considering establishing a policy of "No Saturday Appointments."

It began as a favor to a customer who lived nearby, when they both began
working away from home weekdays.

Once you make a Saturday appointment, you have a customer who will demand
Saturday only appointments, and it doesn't take very many of those to claim
most (soon all) available Saturdays.

How have others dealt with this?

Ed S.

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