<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: Pitch Raising Techniques</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <BLOCKQUOTE> Now I'm ass= uming you are using some sort of ETD. Perhaps you are not. If not, forget wh= at I said!  And I don't have a clue how to do an efficient pitch raise aurally.<B= R> Terry Farrell </BLOCKQUOTE> Well....I do. I just tune the damn piano real quick, super quick, pulling the sections th= at are way down slightly sharp. Then I tune it again, real slow and musical <g>. 1.5 to 2 hours total= . Then I set up another tuning in 6-8 weeks.  After THAT tuning, the pi= ano is stable and settled in at pitch. Then I collect a check for somewhere over $200.00, usually 215.00 or 225.00= . Then, because in California, when a piano is below pitch it probably has no= t been serviced in a long time, if ever, usually I set up 1 or 2 day’s= service at some point in the near future: -complete cleaning -complete, glides up, action lubrication and regulation -damper & pedal timing & regulation -work the wire from the back to the front (lift, level, seat) -hammer filing -complete voicing -add string cover, caster cups, hygro unit Then sit back and enjoy the beauty I’ve enabled and catalyzed. That’s why my average total on the first 2 visits of a new client is = $685.00. So there you go. Love to all at the holidays...... David Andersen Malibu, CA </BODY> </HTML>