At 01:15 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote: >At 01:01 PM 2/9/2006 -0600, you wrote: >>Conrad, >> >>Unfortunately, there's a store here in Houston that will only pay >>$15.00 for a store tuning. And damn it, there are tuners here who >>will do it for that! :-( >> >>Avery > > >I got $12.50, but that was in '79. I could fill my gas tank for $5 >then. Those tooners all on foot? Sleep under bridges? Shopping >carts for tool kits? Actually, no. But two of them that I know of are blind. IMO, I think they're afraid to say no to that price for fear of losing the work. One of them used to tune our "lease" pianos but the tuning wouldn't last 'till he got out the door! Now I'm doing them for that price because I got tired of having to redo them anyway. For free! At least I don't have to go anywhere. He actually had a driver he had to pay! Avery >Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician >Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 >1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 > >- Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, >- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap. > >_______________________________________________ >Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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