What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano

[Wayne M. Williams]

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Dear Will:
Sorry to take so long to write back. I am in the Adirondacks of NYS, =
About 54 mi. north of Glens Falls.

I was wonder if you knew where I could get flange screws wit crinkled =
washers for a Karnich and Bach upright. Also, removing and returning the =
action to its place in the piano has been giving me constant headhaches: =
it does not seem to line up with the key buttons. Very strange design. =
Any wisdom on how to deal with this piano?

Wayne =20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Will Wickham=20
  To: Pianotech List=20
  Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:53 PM
  Subject: Re: What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano


  Wayne,

  I'm in the Fingerlakes and Southern Tier area. We've got pretty good =
coverage of tuners in this area. Are you in NY as well?

  A basic tuning in this area is pretty much just a tuning. Depending on =
the tuner it might include fixing an occasional sticky key or other =
simple service, but anything more time consuming will likely be a =
separate charge. I don't know about others in the area, but I don't =
charge mileage or change my fee for different locations. I tend to group =
appointments to save travel time and expense. I do discount churches and =
schools as well as the store I tune for regularly. They do pay better =
than $15 per tuning!

  will

  On Feb 9, 2006, at 10:27 PM, Wayne M. Williams wrote:


    Dear Will:
    waht part of NYS is that. there aren't alot of tuners up here. A =
basic tun depends on distance traveled, time needed to tune, and if the =
clients are repeat customers or institutions.
    Rural areas demand a lot of traveling.

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