u/Ok_Animator_3450

i’m just looking for tips on pricing larger jobs. I know to consider things like cost of parts, travel, etc. But when it comes to larger jobs, I have a hard time ascertaining the optimal price.

I’m gonna be potentially repinning a whole set of hammer flanges and I’m finding myself arbitrarily picking a cost that I think would be reasonable. Any more practical ways of determining the cost? Think in terms of per flange? Per hour and give total afterwards?

TLDR; practical ways to get better at regulating?how did you get from learning/practicing to feeling confident in offering it as a service to people?

Im just looking for tips/input on how to improve with regulation. I feel like ive watched every video i can find on it and so i understand it from a theoretical stand point, but I wouldnt try it on someones piano, because i wouldnt be going into it knowing the outcome will work out i guess.

I have tried it on 1 of my 3 and it didn’t go so well. I was able to reverse most of what I did, but I definitely feel like the result was worse than where it was when I started, which was discouraging because I at least hoped I’d be able to even slightly improve the playability. The experience made me sort take a break from pursuing full regulation.

i did some samples before trying a bigger section and I remember feeling like I didn’t notice things about the playability with just 3 samples that came out more noticeably with more keys.

so im curious, people who’ve solely done correspondence courses, where you’re learning virtually, how’d you become competent in effectively doing regulation for customers?

how can I use my 3 pianos at home to my advantage? should I work on only making alterations to 3 notes for quite some time before even trying bigger sections? any input appreciated.

what spare parts do you think are absolutely essential to have on hand at any given appointment? I know ideally id just be prepared for anything, but im trying to get a list together of essentials (because of cost to buy all), bearing in mind likelihood of needing it as well as perhaps whether it’s something I could do on the fly vs make a follow appointment to do. if I have more time to plan for it, then I don’t necessarily need to have it then. thanks.

i got business cards with my logo which has a few parallel thin lines. They came out discolored and blotchy. Any rules of thumb for making sure the quality is nicer. These problems aren’t seen on previews