advice

[David Porritt]

Leslie:

4 pianos in 4 hours shouldn't be too bad if you have a VTD.  I don't think
I'd even contemplate it without one.

dave

Leslie W Bartlett wrote:

> Even having chatted with the illustrious Jim B, I find myself still in a
> quandry, and would like some advice to the
> inexperienced....................
> I tune for a school district.
> One of the teachers told me he wanted me to tune for a "concert", put on
> by his church, using three school pianos (a 7' Young Chang,  two Yamaha
> P22's) and a rented "grand" -no make at this time.
> The pianos will be moved Friday afternoon.
> The performers want to practice at noon Saturday.
> Concert is Saturday night.
> They want me to tune four pianos together in four hours...........
> Shouldn't be a problem if they were tuned by me at 440..........  But
> with school pianos, if they go sharp a beat or, two, or three, I leave
> them, because in four months when I tune them again, they will have
> fallen back down.
>
> My quandry.  Four hours, four pianos-  If they're close, it's possible,
> BUT...........
> The REVEREND has already complained about my taking four hours to tune
> because they have to pay rent on the auditorium during all time it's "in
> use", so probably doesn't even imagine paying full price for four
> tunings, and probably can't understand why a moved piano won't stay tuned
> the very next day.
>
> What would you do?????????
>
> Thanx
>
> Leslie Bartlett
>
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David M. Porritt, RPT
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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