Hi Daniel, You don't know if the fault lies with the piano, the environment around the piano, abuse by the customer or with your tuning technique. If the pianos were neglected then a single visit is not going to "put them right". Charge for the distance you have to travel. At 12:31 PM 3/6/2007 -0600, you wrote: >hi list >i'm going out of town to work on a couple of pianos that i tuned about >3 1/2 months ago. on one piano, A4 is wickedly out of tune, but everything >else is just fine, apparently. on the other, the bass has gone flat a >little (i did a pitch correction when i tuned it last because the bass was >flat and treble sharp). i normally charge mileage for travelling to that >area, but i'm wondering if it would be right of me to charge either >customer. my gut instinct is to not charge them, but i just don' >it's my responsiblity as the technician to make sure those notes >don't go out of tune early. anybody have any opinions on what would be >fair? >daniel carlton No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free >Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.5/707 - Release Date: >3/1/2007 2:43 PM Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner
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