Tuning/Regulation Marketing

[Richard Brekne]

While not having quite the same degree of ....shall I say zest about this view
of Allens,  it is one of the main reasons I sell 1.5 hour service time slots
and not tunings. I too believe that just doing a tuning is not quite
appropriate usually.  Ok .... there are always exceptions... concerts where
there is no time etc.... but usual home service visits get an hour and a half
to do what I can for the instrument.

JMVFWUH
RicB

Farrell wrote:

> Allen Birchler - hey down there in New Zealand!
>
> http://www.pianoservices.co.nz/
>
> "The unethical pratice of just pulling the strings into tune has lead to
> many pianos being badly out of regulation. Your tuner should be sacked if
> they don't work on touch and tone at EACH tuning visit."
>
> Pretty strong statement. How would tuning a piano lead to it falling badly
> out of regulation, and why would that be unethical? I should think I would
> raise an eyebrow or two on the face of Mrs. Baldwinacrosonic if I tried to
> sell her a regulation and voicing job at each visit - of course, now that I
> think of it, the visits would likely be 10 or so years apart - but what
> about the ones that actually tune at least once a year?
>
> Terry Farrell

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no