I would not give a discount and the wait time could be used for going to the library, extended lunch, paperwork you could do in the car and reading. Jim James Grebe Piano Tuning & Repair Member of M.P.T. R.P.T. of the P.T.G. for over 30 years. "Member of the Year" in 1989 Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, Piano Benches, Writing Instruments (314) 845-8282 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! pianoman@accessus.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Mulik" <tubist@swbell.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 4:24 PM Subject: charging for downtime? > Hello list, > > Here is a situation I will be facing next week (times adjusted for the > sake > of simplicity). > > I've been hired to tune 3 pianos at a school which is about 20 miles away. > Two of the pianos are in the same room; the third is in a different room. > Because of class schedules, the first two must be tuned between 8:00 a.m. > and 12:00 noon (no problem there), but the third one is only available > after > 2:00 p.m., leaving me with a two-hour gap. > > Here's the question: is it reasonable to charge something for the two > hours > of downtime? I've already cut them a break on the tuning price, since > there > are six pianos involved (I tuned three today, and am going back next week > to > do the other three). > > Thanks, > Paul Mulik, Joplin MO > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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