---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Terry... OK now I know we are on the same page. I follow this exactly, and in fact call the client in 3 or 6 months, which ever I assess is the best. Thanks You Said: I'm heartless! I charge $85 for a tuning. That's one pass (plus unison touchup). I will also adjust pitch up to about 5 cents in the one pass (although I'm much more comfortable limiting it to only two cents). If it's more than a few cents flat, it needs a pitch raise. I charge $40 per pitch raise pass. If the piano is a half-step flat, it will require two pitch raise passes, so the charges will be $40 + $40 + $85 = $165. I charge $25 to splice a bass string, $35 for a universal bass string and $25 for a plain wire string. I don't do any specific follow-up tuning, but rather inform the piano owner that the tuning will not be as stable after a pitch raise compared to had it been tuned on a regular basis for years. Depending on the magnitude of pitch raise, I will recommend that they wait no longer than three to six months for the next tuning. I have found that when a piano hasn't seen a tuning lever for several years, even pianos that average out to A440, the treble might be 20 cents flat, the bass 15 cents sharp, it's going to need a pitch adjustment pass anyway. I will also say that, at least in my locale, west-central Florida, all pianos that I see at least once per year do not need a pitch raise. Terry Farrell Richard the "Piano Guy" ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c4/d0/68/27/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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