<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Why then not note it on the bill as = "tuned to A440 +3c" and the average Joe will be none the wiser.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>AF</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 06, = 2004 10:55 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: A440 = tolerances</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>"...lands at +3cents, I notate that on my "tuning record" card = AND the bill."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yeah, so do I. And in this case I = would note A441 - for the average Joe......   ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net = href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 06, = 2004 12:07 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: A440 = tolerances</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Farrell said: "<FONT face="Times = New Roman" size=3>But yeah, for the =<BR>average Joe down the street, I = usually float the pitch (if it is sharp) =<BR>and simply indicate the closest = whole number hertz value on the receipt"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Terry,</DIV> <DIV>There ya go again! Using my name, (and Goss'), in vain! = TSK!</DIV> <DIV>I do things a bit different. I usually am shooting to 440cps, = dead on. However, we all know the darned things don't cooperate. If the final = pitch, (AND I hope ALL of you check the pitch when you are Done!), lands at = +3cents, I notate that on my "tuning record" card AND the bill. This = information also goes into the client's data base, for future = reference. (the darned cards grow legs!) Also, I note the temperature at the = time of the tuning, so I have an idea what's occured to make the piano sharp = this time, etc., etc. Works for me & the client(s)</DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, = Tool Police<BR>Squares R = I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>