HI, I'm new to this list as well as a new tuner in SW Colorado. There is one other tuner in our area. Neither he nor I are members of the PTG or a RPT's. I plan on applying as an associate member of the PRG. I wish to increase my skills. The other tuner has several church accounts. I know these and do not solicit work from them. I accompany for the SW Players & the local theater group. We rehearse at one of these churches. I asked the church if they would have our practice piano tuned. The answer was NO. "Okay,..." I said, "I know x tunes for you. Is it okay if I tune the practice piano? It is over 100 cents flat." Their reply was, "Fine. But you will not be paid." I tune our church piano here gratis, but this was the first time I have been told to do one for free! When I went over to tune the piano, I found the other tuner had done a pitch raise. I left it as he was coming back to finish. That was 5 months ago. He never returned. I did the fine tune last week-free. Chip Tuthill ________________________________ From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Thu, October 8, 2009 8:16:06 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Standard Tuning Prices I volunteer to tune the pianos at both of my kids’ schools (no charge) and I’m sure I probably did that at the expense of someone who had the job before. Part of my contribution though, it happens. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of pianofritz50 at aol.com Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 7:10 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Standard Tuning Prices Jer, re: your "Church Tuner" comment... perhaps it might be interesting for you to find out who that "new tooner" is. Maybe if they are not in the PTG, you could invite them to join. If nothing else, that person will know a "real tooner" to whom they might refer other business. But if they are already a PTG member, perhaps they can indeed tune & service the piano... and as a way of serving their Church they tune the pianos at no charge. Bill Fritz, StL/PTG -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091008/4949ed78/attachment-0001.htm>
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