> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Barbara, In general, I agree with Jon: charge your hourly rate. But that could b= e negotiable should the contract be amended to say =B3The tuner will return at = X o=B9clock (say an hour before the concert) to touch up and deal with any problems.=B2 Then it=B9s a service call. I would think that solution would meet everyone=B9s approval. About charging for pitch change back to 440, that=B9s a complex question. Whose piano? What=B9s the status of the event? Is the orchestra renting the hall, or the hall presenting the orchestra? I=B9d say the policy is the hall=B9= s responsibility. I would advise them, if this is a rental, to charge the orchestra an additional tuning to bring it back (and for two tunings to get it to non-standard pitch and stable). Just tell them the next time they hav= e it tuned, it will need two tunings =AD that should be sufficient to persuade them. Of course if it is a co-production, or the concert is produced by the venue, it becomes a different kettle of fish. But make sure the folks in th= e hall know that non-440 means extra tuning in both directions. And leave it to them as to who pays (as long as it isn=B9t the tuner working for free). Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico =20 On 8/5/05 2:36 PM, "Barbara Richmond" <piano57@insightbb.com> wrote: > Howdy all, > =20 > Just had a note from the director of the big auditorium. A contract from= a > big orchestra has come through specifying that the piano be tuned not mor= e > than 6 hours before the concert and "The piano tuner should remain avail= able > and on stand-by until concert start time." > =20 > What's a fair charge for stand-by? Would it be my normal hourly fee, eve= n if > I'm sitting in the tech office reading a book? :-) > =20 > Unless I'm planning on staying for the concert for my own enjoyment, I us= ually > stay until I get the OK from whomever, but it usually isn't long after I'= ve > finished working. At this point I haven't been informed what the afterno= on > schedule is. This is the first time I've had this in a contract ('tis on= ly my > second season). Just wondering how you all handle these things. > =20 > Also, this orchestra has requested something other than 440, so I'm think= ing > they should not only pay for bringing the piano up in pitch, but also tak= ing > it back down again. Comments?? > =20 > I realize a lot of you on this list are salaried techs, but someone out t= here > must be servicing additional concert facilities. (Oh, yeah, I'll be gett= ing > to that report after "going to the lake" season........) > =20 > Thanks, > =20 > Barbara Richmond, RPT >=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/3e/38/cb/da/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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