[CAUT] Paid for Pitch Raises?

[daniel carlton]

Hi

I tune for a couple of dealers where I live, and when I started, they both
told me that they've never paid any technicians for pitch raises. One of the
managers told me to go ahead and charge accordingly when I had to pull a
piano to pitch that was a half step or more either direction. But I'm
wondering if dealers in other areas pay for "routine," pitch raises of, say,
less than a half step.

The owner of one of the stores explained that they don't want to have to
spend more money than they have to on the used pianos in particular if they
can only sell it for so much. I guess I do see the logic in that, but what
about all the pitch corrections I have to do on the new pianos? I don't get
anything for my time.

I just can't stand leaving a piano off-pitch unless it's just
*absolutely*not worth it.

Any comments?

Daniel Carlton
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