[pianotech] Honky-tonk, then Bonk

[John Formsma]

Received a series of email from an person I haver never met. I thought they
found me on the internet somewhere. Text below.


*First email:*

Do you only do "standard" tuning or would you tune a piano to have a
"honky-tonk" sound, and would there be a price difference?


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*I reply:*
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I could tune a piano so it sounds like a honky-tonk piano. Price would be
the same as a regular tuning.


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*Customer emails again:*
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Do you have a set price for tuning or does it depend on the type of piano?


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*I reply:*

It depends on how far I have to drive, and in what condition the piano is
in.

Sometimes pianos that haven't been tuned in a while need multiple tunings
at the first appointment to ensure a stable tuning.


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*Customer emails yet again:*

It's not in the best shape, nothing is broken but I found this piano on a
ditch a few months ago and it's just out of tune.  One of your business
cards was stapled to the inside so I figured I'd get you to tune it.


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*I reply again, having rejected the first thoughts that came to mind, all
of which were terribly snarky <G> :*

I am not at all interested in looking at a piano that was found in a ditch.


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*Customer emails again:*

Alright, thanks anyway.


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Now I'm wondering if this was one of my "friends" playing a trick on me. It
has happened before. I hope there really aren't folks out there who take
home ditched pianos. Wow!

-- 
John Formsma, RPT
Blue Mountain, MS
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