Pitch Raises (Was re:Year??)

[John Ross]

Hi again,
I didn't really mean on any given day. Sorry.
But within a few days.
Regards,
John M. Ross

John Ross wrote:

> Hi David,
> Up here with seasonal changes, it is nothing to see differences of 1/3 of a
> semitone, up or down. This happens in pianos I tune for a University, twice a
> year. I have to lower them up to a 1/3 ST in September, and raise them up to
> 1/3 ST in January.
> The grands for recitals are tuned once a month or more.
> So as a rule I will just recommend tuning once a year during the heating
> season, and I then find them fairly close to pitch.
> During our summer season the humidity can be anywhere from 60% - 90%, on any
> given day.
> Regards,
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
>
> Vanderhoofven wrote:
>
> > Dear Ed,
> >
> > Pitch raises aren't fun and make our work harder.  But if the customer
> > doesn't have their piano tuned often enough to prevent the piano going flat
> > in pitch due to neglect, they should not object to an extra charge for the
> > pitch raise over and above the tuning charge.  They have not had their
> > piano tuned for years and saved lots of tuning fees over the years in the
> > process.  With regular tuning every 6 months, the pianos wouldn't be 40
> > cents flat.  Now that you have brought the piano up to pitch and done a
> > fine tuning, the customer is happy and rushes to their checkbook to pay
> > you.  Since you have done extra work, you should get paid extra.  If you
> > are still grumbling after you got paid, raise your price until you aren't
> > grumbling and your customers are!
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > David A. Vanderhoofven
> > Joplin, MO
> >
> > >Ed Carwithen wrote
> > >
> > >  This and two others were my days work.  All three over 40 cents low. The
> > >other two were Gulbransens.  3 pitch raises and tune in one day is more
> > >than I care to repeat for awhile. (grumble, grumble, grumble)