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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial =
id="role_document"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Actually, I =
don’t
do it that way.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I =
considered and
actually tried doing full service appointments for awhile until I =
realized that
many people only want the piano tuned and nothing else. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I also realized that there are =
some
pianos that, in all honesty, I just don’t want to see for that =
long.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>A 1.5 hour appointment would =
run about
$180. <span class=GramE>at</span> present (going up to $185. on =
</span></font><st1:date
Month="1" Day="1" Year="2005"><font size=2 color=navy =
face=Arial><span
=
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>1/1/05</span></fo=
nt></st1:date><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I currently =
charge $<span
class=GramE>130.,</span> soon to be $135., for basic tuning. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I’m usually there for 45 =
minutes to
one hour.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Add $25 - $50. <span =
class=GramE>for</span>
a pitch raise. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Everything =
else is
billed separately. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I will generally do at least =
some voicing
at each tuning only appointment as part of the basic fee (I always at =
least check
the pedals as well).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Even =
if it’s
only 5-10 minutes, a little bit of voicing goes a long way to improve =
the
overall impression of the tuning.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>A
1.5 hour appointment will usually cover (in addition to tuning and not =
counting
a pitch raise) vacuuming out the piano (add $25 to clean the soundboard) =
lubricate
knuckles and pins, touch up the voicing, clean the keys if they want =
(some
people don’t).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>If it =
takes me
longer or there are other things to do, I charge more.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Since I don’t leave a lot =
of open
time in my day, more involved procedures such as voicing and regulating =
are
often scheduled as a follow up appointment depending on the extent.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I rarely schedule more than 3
appointments in a day reserving the afternoons for shop work which I am
fortunate to have plenty of.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Oh, and I always leave Friday =
afternoons
open for soccer with the kids. <span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>David Love<br>
</span></font><st1:PersonName><font size=2 color=navy><span =
style='font-size:
=
10.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>davidlovepianos@comcast.net</span></f=
ont></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 color=navy><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> =
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original =
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span =
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b></span></font><st1:PersonName><font size=2 =
face=Tahoma><span
=
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Erwinspiano@aol.com</span><=
/font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, November =
15, 2004
7:41 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: wear and =
tear on da
nerves</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
color=black
face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>In a
message dated 11/15/2004 11:15:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, =
bigda@gte.net
writes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
color=black
face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> &nbs=
p;</span></font><font
size=4 color=black face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> </span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>But Davey boy Your in the land O =
stars
& your cost o Living is in the stratosphere too, specially real =
estate.!!!</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=black
face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>
In Modesto I charge no less than $125.00 & usually no more =
than
$150.00. Like David L. this covers a 1/12 hour in home service that may =
include
more than a tuning. Driving adds more to the bill.</span></font><font =
size=2
color=black face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>
Dale</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>In all honesty, =
I
don’t get near the $300. price I read recently for a tuning plus =
pitch
raise. </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></spa=
n></font></p>
</blockquote>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 =
color=navy
face=Verdana><span =
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:navy'><br>
</span></font><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span =
style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>Hi
kids---that price, as I remember, I quoted for 2 full & complete =
pitch
raise tunings plus a precise, performance-ready tuning afterwards. If
that’s not $300 worth of work, then I’m in the wrong =
business.<br>
My normal pitch raise+ tuning bill, not including other mechanical work, =
is
usually between $200 and $225.<br>
<br>
xoDavid Andersen</span></font><font size=2 color=black =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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