[pianotech] Summer income

[David Nereson]

    No tunings at all in the summer?  Do you have enough 
non-tuning work to put bread on the table until the heat comes 
on, which, in some areas can be Halloween or even close to 
Thanksgiving (but probably not in Nova Scotia)?
    --David Nereson, RPT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Ross" <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Return visit


> Right.
> I never, if possible tune pianos in the Summer, and I tell 
> them to  wait until the heat has been on.
> I also inform them that their house will be the driest in 
> January, and  that some Falls are less severe, and the 
> humidity level stays higher,  longer.
> Tunings twice a year, and Dampp-Chaser installations help.
> I can't emphasize enough that you must educate your customer, 
> and  don't forget to put the temperature and humidity on their 
> bill.
> John Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia