<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16481" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>A piano 100 cents flat won't be stable no matter how many pitch raises/tunings are done in a sitting.  It will still fall out of tune within a few days as the piano acclimates to the increase in string tension.  So, IMHO, it's a waste of time to try for a fine tuning on a piano 100 cents flat.   By all means, pull it up to pitch in one sitting, but tell the customer you need to return in two weeks.  By the time you return, the piano would have settled, and a fine tuning will hold for a reasonable time period.   On some spinets, often the return trip requires a pitch raise.   I think those pianos that had regular tunings early in life hold better after a 100 cent pitch raise - but how many pianos get regular tunings?   Bob</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>