<html><body> <DIV>Wow this is a reply to an old post. I almost forgot about that. NO my pastor is fine.  I didn't pester him at all about tuning. He just can't stand hearing a piano being tuned.  When the regular guy used to tune, he could't stand it.  I mentioned that the piano was a bit out of tune.  I don't keep asking. If he's interested, he'll come around.  </DIV> <DIV>Marshall</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> > Don't you think that continually harassing the pastor about the tuning is why he > is getting on your case? Give him a break... > > David Ilvedson, RPT > Pacifica, California > > > > ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- > From: pianotune05 <PIANOTUNE05@COMCAST.NET> > To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> > Received: 2/9/2006 12:22:36 PM > Subject: Re: What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano > > > >I tune hard listen soft, but at times I'll find myself tuning soft in a > >noisy room nursing home, then I'll snap out of it and get to work and forget > >what others think. I walked over to our piano on Sunday after church and > >played the three pivital tones/thirds a few times back and forth to check > >the tuning and my pastor got all over my case. I keep telling him that the > >piano is a little out of tune, not much but enough to be bothersome. some > >unisons are out etc. The guy that regularly tunes it uses an ETD Sanderson I > >believe. He starts on one end goes up and then does unisons. > >Marshall > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Avery" <AVERY1@HOUSTON.RR.COM> > >To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> > >Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 3:06 PM > >Subject: Re: What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano > > > >> Because he tuned very softly (used to working in a store and not bothering > >> the customers/salesmen! > >> Couldn't hold up to university piano students for 15+ hrs. a day! > >> > >> Avery > >> > >> At 01:45 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote: > >>>Why didn't his tunings hold? > >>>Marshall > >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Avery" <AVERY1@HOUSTON.RR.COM> > >>>To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> > >>>Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 2:23 PM > >>>Subject: Re: What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano > >>> > >>> > >>>>At 01:15 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote: > >>>>>At 01:01 PM 2/9/2006 -0600, you wrote: > >>>>>>Conrad, > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Unfortunately, there's a store here in Houston that will only pay > >>>>>>$15.00 for a store tuning. And damn it, there are tuners here who will > >>>>>>do it for that! :-( > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Avery > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>I got $12.50, but that was in '79. I could fill my gas tank for $5 then. > >>>>>Those tooners all on foot? Sleep under bridges? Shopping carts for tool > >>>>>kits? > >>>>Actually, no. But two of them that I know of are blind. IMO, I think > >>>>they're afraid to say no to that price for fear of losing the work. One > >>>>of them used to tune our "lease" pianos but the tuning wouldn't last > >>>>'till he got out the door! Now I'm doing them for that price because I > >>>>got tired of having to redo them anyway. For free! At least I don't have > >>>>to go anywhere. He actually had a driver he had to pay! > >>>>Avery > >>>> > >>>>>Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician > >>>>>Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 > >>>>>1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 > >>>>> > >>>>>- Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, > >>>>>- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap. > >>>>> > >>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >_______________________________________________ > >Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>