This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment John Ross wrote: I prefer the pitch raise and fine tune method. Each pitch raise is a 1/2 = tuning fee. I don't consider it a pitch raise for anything less than 20 cents, = unless the accuracy is warranted. This is determined by consultation = with the customer, determined by their requirements, ( i.e. little old = lady for herself, hymns etc.) ,or a concert situation. This method has worked very well for me, with my mainly rural clientele. = I imagine it would not work for you city guys, that only work on grands. = :-) My customers are satisfied, with my method, and it works here, as they = have been calling me back since 1975. Mind you a lot don't do it yearly, = some have waited 10 to 20 years, and then ask me if I think it needs = tuning, as it still sounds good to them. Terry writes: John, you sure said a mouthful. Amen. We can nitpick all we want about = how to tune a piano, etc., etc., etc., but the fact (as I have figured = it) remains that 90-some percent of all pianos that get tuned/serviced = at least once every 50 years (let's call these the active pianos), your = approach will work very well, and result in a very pleased clientele. The advanced pianist owning a Bosendorfer/Fazioli/Yamaha "S" series = piano is indeed a different beast, looking for a different level of = service.....and there are not all that many of them. "Mind you a lot don't do it yearly, some have waited 10 to 20 years, and = then ask me if I think it needs tuning, as it still sounds good to = them." Ouch, that is so funny it hurts. Well, I guess the truth = sometimes hurts!!! Terry Farrell =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Ross=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 2:19 AM Subject: Re: Pricing Models I for one, don't like this method. For one, how much time would it take to figure out the average cents = out of tune. In my neck of the woods, a piano can be out in certain areas (of the = piano), as much as 35c from Winter to Summer. I tell my customers to have it tuned once a year, around the same = time. This way I am tuning for the amount the piano is out of tune, = not the seasonal change. I explain to them, it will probably sound = pretty bad through the Summer, as I also suggest it be tuned when the = heat is on. If the out of tuneness, bothers them during the non heating season to = install a Dampp-Chaser system. Through our Summers, the piano goes up and down in pitch, quite a bit, = as the humidity varies from the 50% to 90+%. I prefer the pitch raise and fine tune method. Each pitch raise is a = 1/2 tuning fee. I don't consider it a pitch raise for anything less than 20 cents, = unless the accuracy is warranted. This is determined by consultation = with the customer, determined by their requirements, ( i.e. little old = lady for herself, hymns etc.) ,or a concert situation. This method has worked very well for me, with my mainly rural = clientele. I imagine it would not work for you city guys, that only work = on grands. :-) My customers are satisfied, with my method, and it works here, as they = have been calling me back since 1975. Mind you a lot don't do it yearly, = some have waited 10 to 20 years, and then ask me if I think it needs = tuning, as it still sounds good to them. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia. jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jason Kanter=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 2:01 AM Subject: Pricing Models Pricing Models I am musing about pricing models for tuning. Most tuners seem to = charge a fixed rate plus additional for a pitch raise. This seems to be = equivalent to one rate for a one-pass tuning and a second rate (less = than double) for a two-pass tuning. What variations exist in your = pricing models? Does anyone charge a sliding scale based on average cents = out-of-tune? This would enable a lower rate for pianos that are very = close to tune (average less than 2 cents flat); it would be relatively = easy to measure/calculate with an ETD; and it would further incent = customers to keep their pianos in tune. It might also tally closer with = the degree of effort to get the piano into proper tune.=20 Reactions? || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| jason kanter * piano tuning * piano teaching bellevue, wa * 425 562 4127 * cell 425 831 1561 orcas island * 360 376 2799 || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/37/bc/18/ab/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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