A-440 and Ethics.

[Patrick C. Poulson]

Vinny: I would let the customer make the choice, after you have explained 
about A440 as the standard, what is involved in pitch raising, and your fee 
for doing the extra work. It is then up to them to decide how well they want 
to maintain their piano. Good luck, Patrick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vinny Samarco" <vinsam@sympatico.ca>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 2:20 PM
Subject: A-440 and Ethics.


> Hi Everyone,
> I have a dilemma.  Several months ago, the local tuner in this rural area
> moved away and asked me to take over his business.  I have had good
> training, but not yet enough to be registered.
> This man is a fabulous technician, however, his policy was to leave pianos
> where they  are as far as pitch is concerned-except for the local concert
> hall, and the few fine musicians and teachers in the area who would care
> about such things.
> As he told me when he left, "people don't want to pay for pitch raises."
>        I have found this to be the case.  I don't have time to put
> everyone's piano to standard pitch when they don't care if it is a440, or
> a-435.  In this area of the country, the winters are very cold and the
> humidity drops accordingly.  Most people don't want to put the money into
> damp chasers either.    So with dry wood or propane heat, I will be 
> putting
> in new tuning pins  in a few years.
>    So, what is the balance between always making sure pianos are at 440,
> (as I was taught) and giving the customers what they want or don't want?
>    By the way, I am blind and use my fork to set pitch, so I'm not sure I
> can do pitch raises as quickly as those of you who use etds.
>            Vinny
>
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