> OK, Ron. I'll try this again. > > 1). I habitually do two pass tunings, ( usually because the piano is off >more than 3 or 4 cents from concert pitch.) But! I don't always find it >necessary to do so, nor do I charge extra for two passes on pianos on which >the customer is really interested in maintaining. > >2). Yes, I use an ETD for almost all pitch raises, but I will do some >aurally, kind of as a test, just to keep my ears sharp. When the fancy >strikes me. > >3).On the other hand, I will not hesitate to charge extra for serious >neglect. Otherwise I am encouraging the future neglect of the instrument, >and doing extra work without compensation. After all, why should I charge >the same on an instrument which hasn't been tuned in ten years, as one I see >regularly. That's more like what I was after with my question. With so many ETD users citing the effortless and supremely accurate pitch raise as a benefit for using an ETD, and at the same time saying they habitually did two pass tunings, while charging extra for pitch corrections, I was looking for some sort of rational justification for the extra charge when it didn't seem, by the users' reports, to involve substantially more work. A punitive charge for neglect is what it seems to render down to, which adequately answers my question. Thanks for the response, Ron N
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