I charge not quite 3 times my tuning rate and give an 8 year warranty. It's the value added warranty that sells the job. In my pitch I explain I have been using it for 10 years and never had one go bad. I don't know how long it will last, but I guarantee it for 8 years. I also remark that other top techs around the country have been doing it with excellent results. What's the worst that can happen? Perhaps a few might become loose, but if that happens I can pull some more drastic tricks, like removing the pin, squirting plenty of CA directly into the hole and reinserting. Or using epoxy. Or lining the hole with sandpaper. I'm sure you have your own arsenal of tricks. If nothing works I can always opt to simply refund the money. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Alan Barnard Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 11:56 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Pricing Pinblock Treatments I'm wondering what folks out there are charging, typically, for CA treating an upright block, maybe expressed as a percent of tuning fee or hourly rates. Also, are you offering a warrantee? Alan Barnard Salem, MO I live in a gated community, but they let me out for good behavior. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070719/d28a64c8/attachment.html
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