---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi, please see attached. Will someone please share what the average=20 piano tuning charge is ? Thanks! Aart On Mar 11, 2005, at 9:44 AM, Aart in America Piano Services wrote: > Hello to All. > > I'm a new associate member. (November 04) > Could someone please advise me what is the standard charge for tuning. > Also, what is an appropriate charge for traveling out of your area? > > Thanks, > Aart > > > On Mar 11, 2005, at 7:08 AM, Jim wrote: > >> Brian >> =A0 >> Many good points being made . .=A0 I'll add an old 'sales' axiom . . = . >> =A0 >> "two people are negotiating . . . the one who wants 'it' least . .=A0=20= >> wins " . . . has the upper hand I guess. >> =A0 >> They 'absolutely ' want the piano tuned . . . you 'probably' want the=20= >> business . . .=A0=A0 >> =A0 >> I have done a few of those really late jobs for our local theatre,=20 >> and high school . . .they are very grateful . . >> =A0 >> >> Jim Kinnear >> "A man is about as big as the things that make him angry." -- Winston=20= >> Churchill >> =A0 >> =A0 >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Tom Servinsky >> To: Pianotech >> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 5:24 AM >> Subject: Re: special tuning request..how do you do it? >> >> Brian wrote:I have received a request to tune a piano the Saturday=20 >> evening before Easter, around >> 10 p.m., after the church has completed an Easter play.=A0 They wish = to=20 >> have the piano ready for the Easter morning service.=A0 The church is=20= >> located out of town and has been a regular customer. >> =A0 >> Brian >> It all depends on how much you want to keep this account. You are in=20= >> between the "rock and the hard place" situation. >> If you do it, you have to apply some level of holiday and after hours=20= >> rate=A0as this is an out of the ordinary request. It=A0 comes to = reason=20 >> that your time is valuable and their request is unique. On the other=20= >> hand ,if you don't do it, then you run the risk of loosing the=20 >> account. >> Personally, I would be bold and make your point loud and clear that=20= >> their request is one which comes with a major service call fee ( at=20= >> least 2x your rate) and then put the ball back in their court.=A0=20 >> Although I do a lot of unusual hour-tunings due to concert work=A0being= =20 >> my main gig, I make it quite clear that very late hour work comes=20 >> with a price tag. If they re willing to pay for it, they'll ask for=20= >> my service.=A0If not, they won't. Simple is that! >> =A0 >> Tom Servinsky >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Brian Doepke >> To: Pianotech >> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:01 PM >> Subject: special tuning request..how do you do it? >> >> >> Hello list, >> >> I have received a request to tune a piano the Saturday evening before=20= >> Easter, around 10 p.m., after the church has completed an Easter=20 >> play.=A0 They wish to have the piano ready for the Easter morning=20 >> service.=A0 The church is located out of town and has been a regular=20= >> customer. >> >> What are some of your practices regarding additional fees for such a=20= >> situation? >> >> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Brian P. Doepke >> >> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 A.A.A. Piano Works, Inc=A0 >> >> =A0 >> > Aart P. Markenstein > Aart P. Markenstein ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 6264 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/7f/8e/dd/d8/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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