"smelly piano"

[Charly Tuner]

Terry (like the name!),

You're advice is well taken, and i failed to mention that my tech friend 
also suggested that this type of work should/could not be guaranteed. 
Thanks!

Terry Peterson
Los Angeles, CA
Associate Member, PTG


>From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: "smelly piano"
>Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 07:22:01 -0400
>
>I recommend against using terminology like "COMPLETELY cleaned".  If it is
>mold/mildew on interior surfaces, you know that there will be lots of
>places/surfaces that will NOT be cleaned (all little action parts, bridge
>pins, etc., etc.). Might be best to suggest "all reasonably accessable
>interior surfaces will be cleaned to achieve the best practical results", 
>or
>something of the sort.
>
>I used to be in the environmental cleanup industry & wrote alot of reports.
>Too many lawyers beat it into me to eliminate terms such as all, always,
>completely, every, etc. from my vocabulary. In spite of that advice coming
>from attorneys, I think avoiding such terms is also being more accurate and
>honest.
>
>Terry Farrell
>Piano Tuning & Service
>Tampa, Florida
>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Charly Tuner" <charly_tuner@hotmail.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 12:03 AM
>Subject: "smelly piano"
>
>
> > Got a call from a lady asking what I could do to rid her old upright (30
> > years old) of a "blackish mildew-like substance", that she told me  
>gives
> > off an almost unbearable odor. I am guessing, until I actually see it,
>that
> > it is indeed some kind of fungus/mildew. She also told me that she has
> > sprayed the piano with diluted bleach, but that is only a short lived 
>fix.
>I
> > told her that In order for the problem to go away, that the piano should
>be
> > COMPLETELY cleaned, and WIPED DOWN, with a water/bleach solution. I told
>her
> > that in order to do it correctly and completely, that it would most 
>likely
> > be an all day job, which I could do at her residence. I told her that if
>the
> > job took a total of 6 hours, that I would have to charge $400. Since I
>have
> > never done a job like this before, I based the fee on the equivalent of 
>5
> > tunings at my standard $80 tuning fee. Does this sound reasonable for 
>six
> > straight hours of tedious detail work? A fellow tech in my area said he
> > would probably charge $600-$700...this seems a tad excessive. Your
>opinions
> > are appreciated. Thanks!
> >
> > Terry Peterson
> > Los Angeles, CA
> > Associate Member, PTG
> >
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