"Old School Teachings"

[Bigeartb@AOL.COM]

Hazen:
     Good for you. I too raise the pitch on a great number of piano I tune 
for the first time. In fact, today I raised the pitch on a Kimball 4' 
something" baby grand in 12 minutes. I guess I lied the other day when I 
stated I could raise the pitch in 10 minutes but I did stop and chat for a 
minute or two with the customer in the middle of the pitch raise.  In most 
cases I will not tune the piano if they want the pitch leveled out 1/2 step 
below. I ain't happy  with a half _ _ _ job. I pasted up a job yesterday. The 
customer wanted his piano tuned where it was.....1/2 step below pitch. I told 
him it was like changing the oil in his car and not the filter. I just do not 
want to do it the wrong way. Now if the piano is a piece of _ _ _ _  and will 
not hold up to pitch then I will level it at the highest possible pitch. How 
do I know the highest pitch. I pull it up and let it settle. By the way, I am 
the OLD SCHOOL. I am almost 60 years old and have been at this...... over 30 
years. 

Tommy Black
Decatur, Ala.