Dennis, Well said. And I would add, charge double anytime you tune an HT. Then they will feel they are getting something "extra special" by someone with the skill to do it. (I say it with a grin, but mean it.) Best, Jim Busby From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Johnson Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 8:57 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Claudio Di Veroli & Equal Temperament One can choose to offer your services in any way you see fit. However, if you aspire to bill yourself as a "master" tuner I strongly believe this implies a working knowledge of every aspect of the craft, by definition. Knowledge required to become a master craftsman of any profession requires background education not necessarily used every day. Historical tuning techniques are becoming standard procedure in more caut environments all the time. It is beyond me how any serious tech could argue that this is .."beyond the scope of reality of expectation"..... My customers (and faculty) have come to expect that, just as we expect them to be knowledgeable in their areas. Being informed and capable also implies the wisdom and modesty to know your limits. This is good thing, and good for our profession. The reality is... that it is our call. Make it count. Jeff wrote: ... "it is completely beyond the scope of reality of expectation to impose that piano tuners should be expected to be experts in the realm of temperament history as it relates to musical composition. It simply isn't our call. " cheers, Dennis Johnson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut_ptg.org/attachments/20090130/3c4bf21f/attachment-0001.html>
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