This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment Yes, I certainly would! Here is an an article I give to my customers, Brian Holden -----Original Message----- From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Thursday, 9 March 2000 2:22 Subject: Re: pitch raising survey >I talked with a technician once who charges double the tuning rate if the piano >is 50 cents flat, and doubles the charge again if it's 100 cents flat. For >example, if the tuning charge were $70, then a 100-cent pitchraise and tuning >would be $280. Now I've been told we can never call anything regarding pricing >unethical, but if I were on the receiving end of that deal, I'd feel ripped off >for sure. > >My personal practice is to charge for work actually performed. I don't jack up >the charge for everyone with the assumption that I will have to do a pitchraise. >I suppose that could be done fiarly if you give a discount when a pitchraise is >not needed. I also don't do much for free. They pay for what they get. > >Regards, >Clyde Hollinger > >Bdshull@AOL.COM wrote: > >> List: >> >> I finally couldn't resist putting in my two cents (or 5) worth: >> >> I've been thinking about this for a while, and this thread has encouraged me >> to make a decision. After charging 10 bucks extra for pitch compensation for >> the last 15 years (real smart, 10 buck 15 years ago was a lot more than it is >> today), I am going to raise my fee for the pitch raise substantially. What I >> have done in the past is to charge a first time fee for whatever the piano >> needed - straight tuning, pitch raise, lowering, whatever - and on repeat >> tunings stick to my base rate if the piano is tuned annually or more >> frequently. Not too bad except that I end up doing a lot of pitch raises for >> no extra charge. Now I am going to raise the pitch raise fee and guarantee >> my base rate only if there is a working climate control system in the piano. >> >> I just tuned a U1 today which has had a system in it since new 15 years a go. >> Winter dryness hadn't budged this piano from A440, all across the scale. As >> long as I replace the pads it is rock stable. Typical of my Damppchaser >> system pianos. >> >> Considering the effectiveness of a humidity control system in a piano, I am >> going to reward my clients who have it with a predictable tuning maintenance >> fee. The humidity system preserves the piano, the tuning and my sanity >> (especially with the Steinway uprights, which are big headaches without >> humidity systems). >> >> Bill Shull >> University of Redlands, La Sierra University, Riverside City College >> >> In a message dated 3/7/00 8:53:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, >> keyboard@cysource.com writes: >> >> << >Just wondering, at what point do techs start charging for pitch raises? >> (or >> >lowering) >> >I always include a little pitching in my standard tuning fee but what is a >> >little? I believe if a customer has failed to keep the piano tuned they >> need >> >to pay for the extra work. It is normally expected for the pitch to drift >> >some between schedule tunes but how far until we start charging for those >> >pitch fees? Care to comment? >> >BP >> >> > At this point it looks like tuning any piano that is over 5 cents low is a >> pitch raise in most opinions. To me, that means that every piano tuning is >> a pitch raise because I can't remember when I have found a piano that was >> less that 5 cents off. I guess maybe "one price fits all". >> >> Dave> >> >> > > ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: XPitchP RTF.rtf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 19280 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/45/b0/33/2a/XPitchPRTF.rtf ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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