Tuning time

[David Love]

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It's an argument for full service appointments in which you schedule
additional time to do things other than tuning.  And, of course, you =
charge
more for those appointments. =20

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David Love
davidlovepianos@comcast.net=20

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On =
Behalf
Of BRETT GLASS
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 11:25 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Tuning time

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Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas to All ,

And to Ken I'm not missing the SNOW !

Just wondering if anyone else has had this happen to them . I seem to =
have
slowed down . More so on the quality instruments . Like today I was =
tuning a
customers Steinway L (1972)  for the second time . I don't remember it
taking as long last year .  This time the 5th & 6th octives had so many
false beats . I stoped to seat the strings & bridge pins . Then I got
annoyed by a clicking noise on G-6 that turned out to be a loose hammer
flange bushing .

Then as I got to the lower bass another noise the keybed was knocking .
Maybe the Dampp-Chaser system I installed last year made these things =
show
up. All I know is I ended up running about an hour behind .

Then this afternoon I ran into a KG-1 I tune every 3 months . New DC =
system
last fall ???? wild strings 5th 6th & 7th . I ended up seating all the
bridge pins & strings it was easier to dress all the strings & then tune =
.
Then a buzzing sound from the case. Had to tighten every screw tell I
finally happened to kick a small fan with a metal cage setting under the
piano . Fixed it ! This piano is used for Jazz gigs , Now everyone will
wounder why the pianist is sweating . I tossed the fan .Another hour =
behind
! I seem to be spending more time on the grands I tune then before . The
spinets well I do my best . Even a nice U-3 or 1 will slow me down with =
one
thing or another .

Am I just hearing better ? Has my experience gotten to the point where I
find more things that I would have missed before (most likely). I know =
that
most of the pianist don't hear these things . I'm also afraid that the =
ones
that do feel that they got a poor tuning . Before I got into tuning as a
player I didn't hear 90 percent of what I do now . And I'm sure that =
most
people grow accustomed to what they are play day in & out. They must =
because
when I'm done with every piano I play it . Most of the spinets I hate . =
They
think it sounds great . Even the little spinet I played for years as a =
kid
hurts to play now . Back then it was great !=20

At what point do you decide to charge for these little extras . Or =
should
you cover your tunings by fixing the little things . For now thats where =
I'm
at . It sure can make you run behind though .

Thanks for the input on reselling services . I'm sure now that I'm not
charging enough .

Brett Glass

A Sharp Piano Service Maui

PS: I won't tell you how I fixed the loose bushing other than to say I =
had
none with me . And most likely that flange will need to be replaced next
time it needs to be rebushed . It was loose to the wood in the flange . =
I
know the quick fix police are going to pull me over for speeding to the =
next
job . Guess=20


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