David, Thanks for the wishes. I will let you know I decided not to pursue any compensation. The new hammers are correct and will be easier to work with. I learned a great deal about deadlines and schedules. I am happy to report that the owner of the piano and manager of the company understood the situation (the West Texas attitude, pleasant and easy going). I put the piano back together and they are able to use it during this busy time. In a week I will be able to start the job and complete it without the pressure of time and performances. Thanks for replying, I was feeling a bit overlooked. Too much focus with ETD tunings vs. Aural tuning. I will say I went to a tuning yesterday and left my Cybertuner at home (accidentally). Thankfully it was a nice 7 foot Baldwin which was not to far flat. I and my client were pleased with the results and the tuning took about an hour and a half. Reality is, there are going to be times when we must all tune aurally like it or not. Thanks again and best wishes, Steven> Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:02:49 -0500> From: davidskolnik at optonline.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Order Compensation?> > Steven -> Since you've hadn't gotten too many responses, I was going to send > this direct (and sooner), but then I thought that there was likely > some wider wisdom floating around that could be of greater value than > whatever I might have to offer. I apologize for mistakenly believing > your were in Austin, proper. 5 hours is not a particularly workable > distance, for chapter meetings or hands-on collegial assistance. At > this point, there is small likelihood that you will get this before > you've finished (or glued your hands together), so I'll just wish you > good luck.> > David Skolnik> Hastings on Hudson, NY> > > At 06:39 PM 12/18/2008, you wrote:> >David,> >> >Thank you for your constructive criticism and yes I am aware of the > >mistakes I have made. I was wondering whether under these > >circumstances I should pursue getting some kind of > >compensation. The hammers were loose enough that the manufacturer > >after having me remeasure the shanks for him made me a complete new > >set and sent them to me overnight. They would not sit on the shank > >without twisting sideways. I have to resetup the piano so that a > >concert can be played this Sunday ( therefore replace guide hammers > >and travel to company and at least check tune. trust me I thought > >my window was a lot bigger. I will measure my windows more > >carefully in the future.> >> >I am relatively new to all of this and seeing as the last 24 hours > >has been spent discussing PTG and the RPT testing let me say that as > >an associate working towards RPT status I am proud to be part of an > >organization that will so willingly help anyone and only wishes to > >provide a level of service to it's members that many organizations do not.> >> >Regarding help from others David, I am 5 hours from my chapter and > >it is very tough to participate in their activities so I read > >everything (PACE - Technical Guides - Reblitz....and this Blog) so I > >can work on my skills. I love the work and don't ever want to do > >anything else - except play the piano which I love as much.> >> >Thanks again,> >> >> >Steven Hopp> > > _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081220/503ce7b5/attachment.html>
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