<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Marshall</FONT></div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div>We all have had an experience similar to yours. Some piano players seem to think that a piano stays in tune for ever, even music teachers. You might want to discuss the problem with the music teacher. Sometimes the problem is very minor, and it might take just a few minutes to make the the necessary corrections. I consider this part of doing business. </div> <div> </div> <div>Wim</div> <div><br> <br> <br> </div> <div style="CLEAR: both"> <div> </div> </div> <br> <br> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Marshall Gisondi <pianotune05@hotmail.com><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Tue, Jan 10, 2012 11:37 am<br> Subject: [pianotech] tuning stability or the piano<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_1_a856a3da-2590-478a-88ab-674d9064bb41> <STYLE>#AOLMsgPart_1_a856a3da-2590-478a-88ab-674d9064bb41 td{color: black;} #AOLMsgPart_1_a856a3da-2590-478a-88ab-674d9064bb41 .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } #AOLMsgPart_1_a856a3da-2590-478a-88ab-674d9064bb41 body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Tahoma } </STYLE> <div dir=ltr><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Hi everyone,</FONT><br> <FONT size=3 face=Arial>I tune pianos for two school districts, and the one is a new one I acquired this past fall.  I tuned a Henry F Miller grand an oldie for their middle school back in December.  I received a call that the piano sounded out of tune or the tuning was off. The secretary of course couldn't go into detail because this information was second hand.  I didn't speak with the music teacher directly who brought this to her attention.  </FONT><br> <FONT size=3 face=Arial></FONT> <br> <FONT size=3 face=Arial>So here's my dilema.  I can go back and check it out and retune it if in fact it needs it, but the secretary informed me that they wouldn't pay for an additional tuning.  So I either have to save my reputation and do it for nothing if in fact it needs a tuning, or tell them no I won't tune it for free. So has this hapened to anyone, a piano's tuning drifting in such a short time?  Is it me or this old piano?  How does one truly know who's at fault, and how do you convince a school that it's the piano and not me. I told the secretary that this is something unusual, and that I typically get compliments on how long my tunings stay.  I have this overwhelming need to save my hide/reputation, and I feel worried that my career is being hurt.  How do you guys handle this flood of emotional uncertainity when y our skills are being challenged?  I know I was trained well.  I know I pour a lot into every piano I tune.  How can I be assured that it's the piano in this case?  Thanks</FONT><br> <FONT size=3 face=Arial>Marshall</FONT><br> <br> <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><br> <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Marshall's Piano Service</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><br> <STRONG><EM><FONT size=3 face=Garamond><A href="mailto:pianotune05@hotmail.com">pianotune05@hotmail.com</A></FONT></EM></STRONG><br> <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">215-510-9400</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><br> <STRONG><EM><FONT size=3 face=Garamond><A href="http://www.phillytuner.com/" target=_blank>www.phillytuner.com</A> </FONT></EM></STRONG><br> <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind <A href="http://www.pianotuningschool.org/" target=_blank>www.pianotuningschool.org</A> Vancouver, WA<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></div> </div> </div> </font>