You need to contact the bride and arrange payment. Don't rely on the skin-flints to handle your monetary compensation. Chances are that the piano is flat since the owners are tight with a penny. A pitch raise or two might be in order and you need to spell it out to the bride or have a meeting of the minds as who pays for what service. I've been stuck between the caterer and the father of the bride before and request payment up front now with a disclaimer of tuning performance contingent on condition of the piano. I'll do what I can for the agreed upon price but without authorization on inspection I won't left holding the bag. I prefer to rent out a piano of mine. -- Regards, Jon Page
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