While I find this rare, I inform the owners of pianos that may be problematic, e.g. of some troublesome late Victorian square pianos), that my regular tuning charge covers up to 2 hours, and beyond that, whether it be for multiple pitch raises or whatever, my normal hourly rate applies. They are always very happy indeed when I complete the job within the 2 hr. limit. This allows for some extra fussing and time beyond a normal tuning, so I find it a good balance between customer relations and my earnings! AA On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Leslie Bartlett < l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net > wrote: Do any besides me have pianos which take 4-5 hours to tune, and if so how do you bill for them. I have some Chickerings which take me that long, and I have a Kawai KG2 (which I’m tuning for a serious concert) which I simply can’t get stable. Not that I get it set and then a whole section will go out, but I just can’t get it to go and stay where it should. I don’t know what to do in those instances. After all I’m hired to tune the piano, but spending that long is quite counterproductive to income. I have a customer on whom I spend more than average time but I love the piano and her as a unique musician. She’s a professional accompanist. I measured a “pitch raise” after a six month passage of time, and was an average of 1.1 cents off- so I can tune. But there are a few which just drive me nuts. Any ideas for sanity in these instances? Thanks Les Bartlett Anne Acker Historic Keyboard Specialist Anne Acker Early Keyboards http://www.anneackerkeyboards.com http://www.pianogrands.com mobile 912-704-3048 ----- Original Message ----- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130111/06736bd7/attachment.htm>
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