<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Paid for Pitch Raises?</title></head><body> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">>By that, do you mean that in non-concert or recording situations</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">>you normally would not do more than one pass if the piano is</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">>within 16 cents of the target pitch?</font></div> <div><br></div> <div>Of course it would be a non-pitch required situation. Get the piano up to pitch</div> <div>with an appreciable tuning. Advise on how another tuning will make it better.</div> <div>If there is an immediate need, now; if not, later.  Their call, not mine.</div> <div><br></div> <div>One pass for two reasons.</div> <div><br></div> <div>1. Chances are they will not get it tuned again for another ten years. So I've</div> <div>    not wasted my time.</div> <div>2. Pitch raising is extra, stingy piano owners think of dollars not tone/tune.</div> <div>    "Tuning costs so much, it sounds fine..."</div> <div><br></div> <div>I charge $125 / 1.5 hr for tuning/servicing.</div> <div>If I can get an appreciable tuning in 45 minutes to an hour, I'll charge $75</div> <div>and tell them it needs more work.  I'm not out to squeeze as many nickles</div> <div>out of them as I can. You have to realize, for most people piano tuning is</div> <div>a luxury; try to work within their budget.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>