[pianotech] Pitch raise criteria

[David Ilvedson]

2 passes and you do the best you can...concern yourself with the center of the piano and let the customer know this is a rough tuning not a fine tuning...a fine tuning can only be accomplished when the piano is up to pitch and in the ballpark.  IMHO...

By the way, how's the SAT IV working out...?  Want to trade for my Sat III?   It doesn't have any of that new fangled stuff that just gets in the way... '-]

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Rob McCall" <rob at mccallpiano.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 8/1/2009 4:27:45 PM
Subject: [pianotech] Pitch raise criteria


>Greetings list,

>I just tuned a Samick JS-118 upright yesterday that hadn't been tuned  
>in 7 years (It had 1 tuning right after they bought it brand new and  
>that was it!).  It was flat by about 73 cents below the break, and  
>about 45 cents flat above the break.  Pretty consistent throughout.   
>All in all, it turned out very well after a pitch raise and then a  
>fine tune.

>My question to all of you...  What do you use as your criteria for  
>charging extra for pitch raises?  When is it a "pitch raise" to you?  
>This particular piano was pretty clear cut, but do you have a point of  
>no return?  20-25 cents? Less or more?

>I use a SAT IV along with some aural checks to back the machine up...

>I'm still earning my wings in this industry and I'm trying to get an  
>idea of what is considered normal (if there is such a thing!). Thanks  
>in advance.

>Regards,

>Rob McCall
>Murrieta, CA