Marcel, Time is money. (I know it's trite, but it's true!) I personally would have an agreement with the facility re. this. If it was a spur-of -the-moment need, on their part, I would charge for my time, what ever your hourly rate is. Most of us tend to let these facilities take advantage of us. The "poor-mouth" usually runs rampant. We are in this business to make a living. We don't have all the "perks" that staff of these facilities enjoy. More often than not, they don't have a clue as to how we exist in the "real world". Just my thoughts on the subject. I personally have a higher rate for "Concert Tunings", thereby allowing me to "go the extra mile", to insure that the concert, hopefully, goes off without a hitch. Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
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