A-440, ethics AND the bod

[William R. Monroe]

If you are going through all the pins twice, I'd say it's a pitch raise and
charge accordingly.  When it's a pitch raise depends on the situation.  3 or
4 cents off for a concert tuning requires a pitch raise.  3-4 cents off in
the home is pretty darn close for most homes and certainly would not be a
pitch raise for me.

Unless.........very discriminating client, rehearsing for concert, client
wants it that close, etc.  Every situation is different, and it depends upon
the clients desires.  Choose your battles wisely.  I've found it helps to
educate the clients once in a while as well, regarding the relativity of
"in-tune", and let them choose the degree to which it is.  If they give you
the "deer in the headlights" look soon after the explanation starts, I'd say
it's pretty clear.

So, decisively I'd say always tune to 440, exactly, or float a little, or
pitch raise, or don't.  Make the right choice for the situation at hand, and
get paid for the work you do.

William R. Monroe
Madison, WI
Assoc.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Hull" <hullfam5@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: A-440, ethics AND the bod


> Question for clarification:
> Doesn't anything more than 2 cents off require two
> passes anyway?  But you wouldn't call a 3 or 4 cent
> change a pitch raise would you?  So, how many cents
> off does something have to be before you call it a
> pitch raise or pitch correction?  Normally, I don't
> charge extra unless it is at least about 8, 10 or more
> cents off of 440.  The crazy thing about this is that
> either way I'm still going through all of the pins
> twice. The only difference is that on a pitch raise
> I'll have a few pins to touch up after the second pass
> and I charge extra.  But, I'm doing the same amount of
> work.    Is this different than your SOP?
>
> Bob Hull
>
> >
> >          YES! Repetative motion injury is something
> > you may have to deal with
> > after tuning for years. Who is going to pay for
> > that?  If you are taking
> > precautions to prevent repetative motion injury ie;
> > by drinking ionized water,
> > taking supplimnets and getting a professional arm
> > message every month or so, then
> > you need to charge for a pitch raise!
> >
> >           If you are not taking precautions such as
> > message or vitamins, then
> > you are going to have to fork up the doctor's fees
> > later.
> >
> >          EITHER WAY, it costs you. Charge extra for
> > the pitch raise passes.
> >
> > Julia
> > Reading, PA
> >
>
>
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