[pianotech] Pre-tuning preparation

[Gerald Groot]

I carry a separate tool bag with the tools that I normally use for tuning
along with an extra tool or 4 that I use most often including CLP and my
billing pads.  Otherwise, it's a trip to the car if something else is
required which doesn't happen all that often.  

 

Talking to the client for me, is half of the fun but, I usually limit it
upon my arrival to talking more afterward.  Most of my customers are used to
that and just greet me and let me go.  

 

I get my tuning stuff set up, get the hygrometer out, I let it start to take
its reading while I take EDT readings and then proceed to tune the piano.
That is, if any EDT readings are required.  I have a lot of my own ear
tunings saved in my EDT. 

 

All in all, I spend about an hour to an hour and 15 minutes total including
talking to the client.  

 

Setting up?  Probably 10 minutes tops.  Includes, greetings, opening the
piano, getting everything ready and beginning the tuning.  You're not too
far off.  

 

One important thing to save time, is to have your tools readily accessible
and organized.  While tuning, keep stuff out of the way so you don't have to
continually move something elsewhere.  Especially the same tool.  Every
wasted movement moving something around or out of the way several different
times is wasted tuning time.  

 

Jer

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:28 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: [pianotech] Pre-tuning preparation

 

I know we've talked recently about how long it take everyone to tune a
piano. My problem is getting ready to tune a piano. Greeting the customer,
getting all the tools I need out of my bag, taking a reading on the temp and
hum, taking a reading of the piano for my ETD, writing all the info on their
bill, etc, etc. It's taking me about 15 to 20 minutes. What do you all do?
How much time does it take everyone to get ready to tune? Am I wasting to
much time?

 

Al

 

 

 

 



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