Hi Susan, I just looked at my schedule. For the next 2 weeks, I have only 3 a day but for 1 day which I have 4 tunings. Yes! I love those days! Last week I tuned 5-7 pianos a day at my collelge winding up the week with the 3 that were left on Friday. I did a lot of extra repairs as well last week such as stripped screws in a damper stop rail on a Baldwin L. Glad that week is completed. Yes, the older we get, I am 54 now, the harder it is to accomplish things we could do when we were 24, on top of also having to do a lot other things like repairs as well. The less tunings I do, the easier it is over all on my back, arms and neck. Not sure how you feel about it but, I still enjoy tuning a great deal yet and so cannot foresee just quitting completely. It's to much fun, most of the time. Terry, I forgot. Yes, I had a friend who actually insured his ears and hands. Ears for obvious reasons, without them, we are screwed but, also his hands in case he developed carpel tunnel or something else and could not work. I thought it was a bit over kill too. Must have been terribly expensive. Jer From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Susan Kline Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 11:58 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] billing dilemma with pitch raises On 10/31/2010 8:10 PM, Gerald Groot wrote: I don't leave things either. I can't walk away feeling good about squeaking pedals or sticking keys. If it is done in the same time frame I have allotted for tuning, then there is no extra charge otherwise, depending on what it is and how long it takes me, I usually charge a little extra here and there but, not always 100 % of the time. Sometimes I toss it in too. Jer, that sounds exactly like what I do, and have always done. I am not a heavy worker. I work hard, as the occasion warrants, but then I need time to recoup. Three a day was the most I ever could get through, but day after day at 3 per, I'd lose ground till I was soon too tired to continue. I guess some people just have more stamina than others. I look at the number of tunings a day most people here get through with amazement but also with concern. As I get older, it only gets worse. I decided at one point that if I eased the schedule and allowed more time off and a greater variety of non-piano activities, I'd end up tuning much later in life (and with a LOT more satisfaction!) than if I pressed forward as hard as I could, continually fighting exhaustion. Since I see no young people around here coming into the field, I think I should keep tuning for as many years as I can. Now that I'm settling in okay after my big summer adventure, I feel it may be a great many more years. Susan _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 11/1/2010 Tested on: 11/1/2010 8:02:43 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 AVAST Software. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101101/ac966640/attachment.htm>
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