Charge more to tune a Steinway?

[David Andersen]

AMEN. Great post, Les. Please read and re-read.....just two pieces of  
advice:
---please don't call yourself senile; you're not, and words have power.
---PLEASE raise your rates; there is no doubt that you're worth it.
xoDA

On Jan 23, 2008, at 6:28 AM, Leslie Bartlett wrote:

> This may sound really corny, but I go to each piano with a  
> question: "Would you (piano) teach me what you need?"    
> Preconceived notions go away, and I am a student with each tuning.   
> Instead of trying to force the piano to "tune", I try to be  
> sensitive to each nuance.  It makes tuning more pleasant, and in  
> the long run has made my tunings better and faster...........   But  
> I'm getting old and senile, so every moment is valued more. I make  
> less than some tuners, but I think I rather enjoy it more for the  
> final results.  This attitude has helped through many difficult  
> situations.
> les bartlett

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