I like the phrase, "they will require periodic tunings." I think those will be key words to use when confronting the management. Thanks to all for your help! Terry >From: JIMRPT@AOL.COM >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org >To: pianotech@ptg.org >Subject: Re: ball fitting for tuning hammer >Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 09:18:38 EDT > > >In a message dated 4/06/2000 11:35:45 PM, Terry wrote: > ><<."Also, for those of you who are/have worked as a floor tuner, do >you get paid to tune pianos only ONCE, or if it's still unsold after >several >months, and needs a tuning again, will they usually pay you to tune it >again?">> > >Well now lets see...hmmm, if you were a tomato picker and were paid to pick >all the tomatoes off of a particular bush on a Tuesday.....would you then >come back two weeks later and repick the new growth on the bush for free? > > If your store runs close to my experience you will find that the pianos >that >are best in tune will sell first, not counting some of the less attractive >cases, prices, etc. If this is the case then you might point it out to the >dealer which should help in the negotiation. In any event, the dealer is >well >aware of the fact that new pianos setting on their floor will not stay in >tune forever........ or even several months and that they will require >periodic retuning. The dealer probably will wish it were otherwise but that >won't make it so :-) >Jim Bryant (FL) > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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