[CAUT] False Beats and George Winston

[reggaepass at aol.com]

If it were me, unless I really owed someone at the venue a big favor, 
or had other profitable things to do in that area during the down time, 
I would either charge for travel time (for each trip) or charge a 
reduced hourly rate to "hang out".

 Alan Eder

 -----Original Message-----
 From: maxpiano at sc.rr.com
 To: caut at ptg.org
 Sent: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 9:18 AM
 Subject: Re: [CAUT] False Beats and George Winston

  Last time I tuned for him, I got there at my usual (for this venue) 7 
AM and tuned the piano. When I was finished, the staff told me he had 
come in after the previous night's show and had practiced through the 
night. This time, his people have specified that the piano is to be 
tuned the day before the concert, and then be gone over between 4 and 5 
PM the day of the performance -- with touch-up during intermission. 
  
  This occasion made me cut up an old brass pedal rod for string/balance 
pin working tools, as the previous one got left in a piano a week or 
two ago. 
  
  This venue is 35 miles out of town for me. I haven't previously been 
asked to make two separate visits for one show. Since it also involves 
waiting around between 5 and 8 PM, plus hanging around to listen to 
music that doesn't particularly turn me on, I am mulling over how to 
charge for this one. Any suggestions? The venue gives me two 
complimentary tickets to anything my wife and I want to attend, so I 
have to balance that in. And we go every month or so to some fine 
shows. 
  
 Bill 
  
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