Jon, Pitch raisers, etc., >I check the pitch, flat. I p/r'd and tuned and he was delighted. I told him it was not the tuning of the last tuner, but the pitch. And recommended he call that tuner next time and request 440. This was a Baldwin grand. The tuner had pointed out to the customer that it was flat and he did not want to pay for a p/r. But it was his choice not to pull it to pitch. Tuning a piano below standard pitch should always trigger the CYA posture. I use the PTG invoices and the second line is: PITCH:Raise __ Lower __ Amount ______to ______. I always write in "A440" after "to". If it is something other, I note it there AND the _reason_ at the bottom area: "Other service and material". If it's that old square or birdcage I'll write something like "highest pitch possible". If customer refuses to pay for a raise, I'll write something like "tuned at A-xxxHz per customer request" Conrad Hoffsommer hoffsoco@luther.edu First Law of Freelance Artists: -A high-paying rush job comes in only after you have committed to a low-paying rush job.
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