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In a message dated 3/10/05 7:01:14 PM, doepkeb@comcast.net writes:<BR>
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practices regarding additional fees for such a situation?<BR>
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I was asked to tune a piano on stage for a musical production during rehears=
al/preview week. It had to be tuned after 11PM. I charged them=
time and a half, or in other words, my tuning fee plus 50%. They wer=
e not a regular customer. Their regular tuner wouldn't do it.&=
nbsp; They never called me again.<BR>
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Tom Sivak<BR>
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