special tuning request..how do you do it?

Pianotunaguy@aol.com Pianotunaguy@aol.com
Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:41:47 EST


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In a message dated 3/10/05 8:24:17 PM, doepkeb@comcast.net writes:


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> Looking back, was your tuning fee fair, or knowing what you know now, woul=
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> you have changed it?
>  Also, this particular church is about 40 minutes away.
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Yes, I think it was fair.   No, I wouldn't have changed it.   This was 40=20
minutes to an hour away, too.   I felt like I did them a favor.   I can sure=
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you I didn't want to be there at that hour.   I asked them if I couldn't com=
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the next morning at 6AM or something, but nOOO.   Had to be at 11PM.   Their=
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regular guy wouldn't do it!

OK, then.   I try to never turn down work.

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knew that it was worth some extra money to get someone out there at that hou=
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  I made it clear on the invoice what my standard fee was and how much extra=
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the 'late fee' was.

I think it was completely ethical to ask for more money to work at that hour=
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Tom Sivak

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