Out of state dealership calls

[Phil Bondi]

Piannaman@aol.com wrote:

> Phil,
>  
> I haven't seen much of this. I'm curious, though...are the dealers 
> asking you to tune at a discounted rate, or your standard rate?  Or is 
> it the customer who is expected to pay?

Hi Dave. Depending on where it is, I will discount like I do for a local 
dealership here. If it's further than 20 miles, I won't discount AND 
charge a mileage fee. This last call I got was to service a piano 'out 
of the box' that's 1 hour away. The dealership knows they're going to 
pay for the service and my time.

Dale, I've never had a problem getting paid from a dealership - call it 
dumb luck?!? - and I don't believe in presenting my bill to a client who 
is expecting a 'free' tuning. Free to me means no out-of-pocket expenses 
to the client.

-Phil Bondi(Fl)