To tune or not to tune?

[Charles Neuman]

I'm inspired by Denele Pitts Campbell's _Notes of a Piano Tuner_, which
someone on the list recommended a while ago. She works in rural areas and
sometimes does a less-than-perfect job if that's all the customer can
afford and that's all the piano can handle. For example, on one piano she
could only tune the middle two octaves, which would be enough for a kid to
start learning piano. Of course, if the piano is truly untunable, then
she'll refuse.

How many of you have found yourself taking one of these jobs where there's
no way you can do an acceptable job, but you know it'll be enough for the
customer, and they will appreciate it? Just curious.

Charles Neuman
Plainview, NY