ball fitting for tuning hammer

[Derek Gibson]

Roger Jolly wrote:

> I hate those tuning and prep cost, got a find a way to get them down. Bin
> saying that for almost 30yrs. and they still get higher.
> A poor dealer.
> Roger

Hi Roger,

Keep shedding those alligator tears.  That's the only thing that will go down :
)

Derek

>
>
> At 09:18 AM 07/04/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >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)
> >
> Roger Jolly
> Saskatoon, Canada.
> 306-665-0213
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