ethical behavior

[Don Rose]

Hi Jon,

I don't guard ET. I use HT's in my tuning business--which I agree is a
craft. The issue is whether the client is given options--or not. If they
are not informed, and there *is* a problem later then the burden of
responsiblity tips towards the service person, rather than the client.

At 02:12 AM 06/07/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>At 08:56 PM 6/6/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>>Ah I see, Piano Tuning is one of the "dark arts",
>
>More of a craft, as I see it; certainly not dark. The only dark portion 
>would be all the tuners
>keeping their customers in the dark about alternative temperaments; their 
>own inability to
>produce more than one temperament. Sure, it's a lot of work to produce 
>aurally but with the
>advanced nature of ETD's it's a snap. And to not make use of one's expanded 
>capabilities
>with modern equipment might just as well not use an ETD at all.
>
>>"secrets" should be jealously guarded! No need to inform the client of
>
>Then why guard ET so jealously?
>
>>anything but the price--and the only reason to do that is because you wish
>>to be paid. How silly of me to explain to my clients that their piano may
>>sound better in a Historic temperament and offer them a choice.
>
>Yes, that is a lose, lose situation. You'll never know 'til you try.
>So far, all my customers whom I have offered something other than ET
>have welcomed the idea and thanked me for opening that window. They
>have gone so far as to recommend this tuning scheme to their friends,
>or their friends have asked me to make their pianos sound like that one.
>
>Will you next be professing that only Robertson screws should be used?
>Mechanically, they are superior. I use them at every opportunity, especially
>for upright sound board repair. But to use them on an open hinge or similar
>might draw questioning remarks.  "Those aren't regular screws..."
>
>It's a big world, there's more than one way to . . . tune a piano.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jon Page,   piano technician
>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
>mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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