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<DIV><BR>----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Kline To:
Pianotech Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 9:24 AM Subject: Re: =
close
enough>?? </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>You estimate how much extra time you will need, and charge for =
that. If
you estimate wrong by ten minutes -- big deal, and you get better at =
estimating.
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I don't see that charging for a 2 cents pitch raise is reasonable. =
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>First, if it were closer to pitch than that, a lot of people =
wouldn't even
think it needed tuning at all. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> OK, I think that it was I who =
made
the reference to a 2 cent pitch raise. At least, I do remember saying =
that I
would usually go over the piano twice if it were a little flat. To be =
truthful,
I usually go over a piano twice if I'm trying to give it a good solid =
tuning
that's going to last a year. I DIDN'T SAY I CHARGED ANY EXTRA FOR IT! =
Sorry,
hate to have to shout. </DIV>
<DIV> The most I ever charged for a pitch raise and =
tuning was
$120. The lady had gotten a very decorative Acrosonic from her Mother's =
estate,
and it hadn't been tuned in twenty years. After I got there, she and her =
husband
disappeared, leaving me in the situation of not being able to discuss =
things
with her. ( They went water skiing in their back yard lake.) So I =
said,
well, better do it right. I did over three passes on it to get it up =
without
breaking anything, put CLP on the bearing points, etc. I was there about =
three
hours. When I was done I gave her the bill, and told her that she would =
never
get another one that large unless she let it go another twenty years. =
Still, I
think I undercharged her. </DIV>
<DIV> Kevin E. Ramsey</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>