Because he tuned very softly (used to working in a store and not bothering the customers/salesmen! Couldn't hold up to university piano students for 15+ hrs. a day! Avery At 01:45 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote: >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 >_______________________________________________ >Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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