Terry, I am under the impression that there are a few piano technicians who really do think it is okay to add a penalty charge because the piano was more neglected than they thought it should be. My guess is they obscure that charge somehow on the invoice. I can't see it; I just can't see how this can be fair at all. And I suspect that if *they* were ever penalized by the painter, or plumber, or barber, they would look at things altogether differently. I don't know if you are wierd or not, but I agree with you on this. Regards, Clyde Farrell wrote: > "....I didn't feel like penalizing (a piano owner)......" > > Is this just an arguably poor choice of words, or is such a thing practiced? > > Please tell me that no techs around here "penalize" a piano owner for having > a piano that is off pitch - whether it was last tuned last week or in 1962. > Please tell me we simply charge for our labor and expertise. > > Am I weird that this would grind me in a bad way? > > Terry Farrell > > P.S. Sorry for using your post as an example Rozan - not trying to pick on > you - but we see this reference in so many posts and I wonder why. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rozan Brown" <rbrown@chorus.net> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 6:46 PM > Subject: Re: Betsy Ross pianos > > > I figured it would be higher due to the radically different season. I > > decided to go ahead and tune it anyway (because she asked me to do it > > now), but I floated the pitch high so that it will settle back for the > > fall and winter. > > > > This piano gets played only by the visiting little granddaughter, and I > > don't think she'd spend the $$ for a D-C system. BTW, I didn't charge > > anything extra for the pitch-lower, mainly because I didn't feel like > > penalizing an acquaintance for actually tuning her piano more than > > once/year (instead of the usual once/5-10 years), plus she's an > > acquaintance. When she calls again, depending on the season, I'll > > suggest tunings in the spring and/or fall. > > > > Rozan Brown > > Madison, WI > > > > John Ross wrote: > > > It is higher because of the higher humidity. > > > Those that use a cents per $ figure would make a fortune around here. > > > Just tune it each season. In Sept it can be 30c sharp, and in Jan it > > will be > > > 30c low. (Just above the break) > > > That is why I tell my customers, (rural) just once a year, when the > > heat is > > > on. > >
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