[CAUT] False Beats and George Winston

[Carl Root]

On Mar 17, 2007, at 3:29 PM, reggaepass at aol.com wrote:

> 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

I agree.  Time is money. . . . .  ALL of your time spent on their  
behalf.

Carl
>
> -----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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