<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Bob---you need to get paid for the work you do; advise the Civic Center that you'll be sending them a monthly or quarterly invoice for all the little things you do besides tuning. Don't ask; tell.<DIV>When, or if, there's pushback, simply point out that you don't work for free. Stand up. If you feel you deserve to get paid for the work you do, they will too. It's just human nature.</DIV><DIV>David A.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Feb 11, 2007, at 8:38 PM, Bob Hull wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">I went to tune Friday for the Friday evening rehearsal</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">and a 9 cent pitch raise was needed as well as some</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">action adjustments. Before Saturday's rehearsal, pitch</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">was -2 cents, so another tuning was required.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Touch</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">up after rehearsal and before concert.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Does it seem</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">right that the symphony should have to pay for more</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">than just basic tuning plus the<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>rental fee?<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>What is</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">typical? It almost seems that the Center should pay</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">for the pitch raise.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">On occassion I have charged the Civic Center for some</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">repairs, but I don't enjoy billing them for little $15</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">items.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Some groups come in and rent the piano without</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">getting it tuned. <SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">Bob Hull</FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>