<!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 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" text=#000000 = bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My arm is more tired after pulling on = 500 pins than 250. It's like lifting weights. more repetitions is harder. If I choose = to try and increase my speed of repetition, I do the same amount of work, only = in less time. Shouldn't I get paid for the work I do and not the time it takes? = There is no incentive to work harder if it all pays the same. Certainly if I do = the same work in less time than my competitor and charge less, I'm going to be = the busy, tired guy and he is going to have the same amount of money at the = end of the month as I, so why? How fast you are is an indication of your = experience and education.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith Roberts</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></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=dm.porritt@verizon.net = href="mailto:dm.porritt@verizon.net">David M. Porritt</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 17, 2003 = 5:25 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pitch raise</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I've seen it said several times that for a tuning fee, there is = an allocated time.  If tuning doesn't take up the whole time other = things (voicing, tighten screws etc.) will be done for that same "tuning = fee".  However, many say that if they do a pitch raise, still within that = time frame, that they charge extra for it. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Why is it that a pitch raise requires the extra charge when = everything else done during the allocated time is included in the normal = charge?  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>dave</DIV><PRE>_____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>