[pianotech] justify pitch raise

[Ron Nossaman]

David Love wrote:
> If it
> becomes a real problem or if the swings are too great to really deal with
> adequately I will suggest that they humidity control the piano or I might
> have to charge additional.  

Of course, but when the humidity swings *are* huge, in the 
private home, and they can't/won't entertain humidity control 
nor pay the pitch adjustment rates, and they are quite 
satisfied with what I can do yanking the thing in from way the 
heck out there in one pass twice a year?


>What I meant was that
> I don't like to try and hit a decent tuning from 8 cents flat for a private
> customer tuning.  

I know what you meant, and I envy the situation where that's 
possible. My world is different.


>Institutional work is a different kettle of fish.  There
> was a time when I was more conscious of charging for every little thing but
> at this point I find that the ongoing regular relationship is worth more
> than couple of extra dollars I could charge for a few extra minutes.  As I
> see it, tuning is a good way of keeping the channels open for major work.  
> 
> David Love

Agreed, as I throw in quick little stuff regularly with the 
tuning. A second tuning pass for pitch correction, however, 
isn't little stuff.
Ron N