Let me introduce myself.

[Charles Neuman]

I wrote:
> Hmmm, I just had a brainstorm. Do any of you give a discount if a 
> customer has their piano tuned regularly?

Greg wrote:
>     The thing I'd like you to consider is; Does it take you less time or
> effort to tune if the last one was more recent? O.K. two things; Are you
> scheduling a shorter appointment time for these discounted tunings? O.K. 3
> things; Are you likely to increase your business by giving away part of
> your income?
>     Food for thought I hope.


Thanks for the "food" (seriously). I can't answer any of the questions from personal experience since I'm a newbie. However, as for #1, could one argue that if it's tuned more regularly then you'd have a more stable piano that would be easier to tune? As for #2, I'm curious what people find. Does it save time? And as for #3, maybe it would give an incentive for someone to keep getting their piano tuned (thereby giving you more business). I know I delay going to the dentist as much as possible. Maybe I'd go more frequently if I got a discount.

It was more a question about whether people do this, rather than a suggestion that people SHOULD do this.

Charles