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<DIV>In a message dated 4/21/2005 1:04:31 A.M. Central Standard Time,
pianotuna@yahoo.com writes:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><=
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>Interesting that the article in the recent journal specifies that=
even
a 2<BR>cent pitch correction is too much to do without some form
of<BR>overcompensation. I'd photocopy it and send it to them, and I'd stop=
giving<BR>them "the deal of the century" on their tunings. You are being
abused, and<BR>your good name is at risk on every one of these tunings.
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<DIV>What we charge is entirely up to us. If one of us feels that not chargi=
ng
for a pitch raise, or giving some other kind of discount, doesn't necessaril=
y
mean we are being abused, much less risking our good name. Sometimes we do t=
hese
things to keep a nice job, or just because we think it will help in the long=
run. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Case in point. I tune a D for a large church in Birmingham once a
month. I made a deal with them two years ago that I would tune that pia=
no
at half my normal fee, provided I tune at least one other piano when I am th=
ere.
This has worked out quite nicely for me. I tune anywhere from 2 to 8 pianos
whenever I go there. Not only that, but in those two years, I have restrung =
the
piano, and rebuilt the action, and done some additional work to some of the
other pianos. And there is more work waiting for me, when they get around to=
getting the money. I have also gotten some referrals from that
church. Had I demanded full pay for the D once a month, I would not ha=
ve
gotten the job. In other words, I am giving something up in return for more
work. It's a nice gig which gives me a little extra income once a month. Not=
only do I tune for that church, but often times I will schedule other custom=
ers
on the same day, for full pay. </DIV>
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<DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>