[CAUT] False Beats and George Winston

[Don]

Hi Bill,

Last time I checked I was not a registered charity. Charge for your
mileage, charge for the tunings, and charge your labor rate for the stand
by time. The comp tickets cost the venue nothing--unless it is a sold out
show.

At 01:18 PM 3/17/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>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
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Susan Kline" <skline at peak.org>
>To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
>Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 12:24 PM
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] False Beats and George Winston
>
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>> At 07:54 AM 3/17/2007, Mike wrote:
>>>    Have you seen him come in and use the piano at midnight?
>>
>> I didn't see him, but he made arrangements to come in at night,
>> and apparently spent several hours in the Arts Center, starting
>> about midnight.
>>
>> I'm really impressed that he chatted with Rob for an hour. He
>> was really shy and avoided me, which wasn't a problem. I can
>> understand him wanting to control his surroundings when he
>> performs.
>>
>>
>> Susan 
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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