Community College Work

[Roy Ulrich]

Regular price. For all the waiting around you have to do it almost makes up
for it. And, where I am, I've yet to see _any_ school budget for tunings as
they are needed. The community college is better than the high schools, but
even the piano used most (daily for lessons etc.) is only seen twice a year.
Regular tuning = regular price, unless of course, you really need the work.

Roy Ulrich

-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Simmons <ted@yourlink.net>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: January 11, 2000 2:39 PM
Subject: Community College Work


>I have been asked to bid on tuning a local community college's pianos.
>These pianos have been recently purchased and the dealer told the music
>director that they should need a tuning only once a year.  Now that's
>baloney and I can get through that OK.  But what I would like to know is
>what would I be letting myself in for if I take this contract.  Some
>things I worry about is access to the pianos whenever I want to. Also,
>what about charging for tunings and extra work.  Should I give them a
>discount (we're talking about 15 pianos)?  What about concerts for the
>stage piano?  I'm inclined to charge extra for concert tunings because
>it involves more than just tuning.  It involves checking all mechanical
>operations as well as voicing.  Would it be unreasonable to charge a
>double tuning charge?  Before Christmas I was scheduled to tune their
>stage piano at noon.  I showed up right on time but they were still
>rehearsing their Christmas program.  I had to wait around for a
>half-hour before the rehearsal was over.  Delays like that are something
>to consider in finalizing a contract.  Can anyone give me some pointers
>to help me out in this matter?
>
>Ted Simmons
>Merritt Island, FL