Why didn't his tunings hold? Marshall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Avery" <avery1@houston.rr.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 2:23 PM Subject: Re: What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano > At 01:15 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote: >>At 01:01 PM 2/9/2006 -0600, you wrote: >>>Conrad, >>> >>>Unfortunately, there's a store here in Houston that will only pay >>>$15.00 for a store tuning. And damn it, there are tuners here who >>>will do it for that! :-( >>> >>>Avery >> >> >>I got $12.50, but that was in '79. I could fill my gas tank for $5 >>then. Those tooners all on foot? Sleep under bridges? Shopping >>carts for tool kits? > > Actually, no. But two of them that I know of are blind. IMO, I think > they're afraid to say no to that price for fear of losing the work. > One of them used to tune our "lease" pianos but the tuning wouldn't > last 'till he got out the door! Now I'm doing them for that price > because I got tired of having to redo them anyway. For free! At least > I don't have to go anywhere. He actually had a driver he had to pay! > > Avery > >>Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician >>Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 >>1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 >> >>- Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, >>- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap. >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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