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<DIV>What does your post have to do with charging extra for a pitch =
change? If I
change the pitch (more than 5 or 10 cents) I charge for =
it. If I don't
change the pitch, I don't charge extra for it. I tuned a pukey Aeolian =
Mason
& Hamlin console today. Last tune was at A440, today before tuning =
it was at
about A442.5. I tuned it at A442.5. I indicated that tuning pitch on the =
receipt. The client was not there when I tuned the piano, but if =
she were,
I would have let her know that I recommended leaving the pitch a bit =
sharp,
knowing that the piano will only come down in pitch eventually.</DIV>
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<DIV>I think whether one says anything about floating the pitch depends =
on who
you are tuning for. If you are tuning dear old Mrs. Applesmith's =
Acrosonic
spinet that she only plays by herself - mum's the word. If, like in my =
case
today, you are tuning the piano in a church choir rehearsal room, I =
believe it
is our responsibility to inform the client of our recommendation. In my =
case
where the client was not available, I took my best guess and went with =
it!</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell <SPAN =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=Billbrpt@AOL.COM =
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<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> Wednesday, September 26, =
2001 1:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Stupefying Pitch
Volatility</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>List, =
<BR><BR>For those
who may think that a few cents change in pitch should be charged extra =
for
because it may take 2 passes to get a stable tuning, today, I tuned an =
1897
open face pinblock Hinze upright which had last been tuned in =
February, 2001
at 440. Today, A4 spun the lights up to +55 cents. <BR><BR>I did =
this
job for the local dealer I regularly to contract work for. I =
remember
the piano from past years, finding it ridiculously flat, all flanges =
rattling
and hammers needing alignment during a winter tuning appointment. =
<BR><BR>This
dealer keeps a ongoing computer record which I read and noted that =
another
tech had also tightened all flanges in winter, 1999. A year ago, =
September 2000, the pitch had been lowered 53 cents to 440. =
<BR><BR>Today, I
"floated" the pitch, as they say, at +50 cents. The customer =
remarked
when I finished at how nice it sounded. I collected the fee but =
said
nothing else at all about anything. <BR><BR>Why bother? <BR><BR>Bill =
Bremmer
RPT <BR>Madison, Wisconsin</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>