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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David- Obviously some educating is in order, to try
to instruct people who feel that a higher pitch is needed. Other than that , I
would: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> a. refuse to
tune at a higher pitch, citing structural piano reasons, tuning
stability</FONT></DIV>
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etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> b.
insist that they give a few days lead time so that the piano can stabilize, and
refuse to do it if they
dont.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> c. charge
them a lot of money extra for all the hassle you have to endure so that
one group in a million can have pitch set
2 cycles per second higher. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I'm sorry,
but I have little tolerance for this coddling of artists who mistake pitch
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for brilliance or timbre. We as tuners need to educate
them and insist on a </FONT></DIV>
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standard or else much much compensation for our
trouble. I had a group </FONT></DIV>
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from Germany come to my school - I think they wanted 443
believe it or not, </FONT></DIV>
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and I broke the F# string above the bass/tenor break for
my troubles. Yes. it </FONT></DIV>
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does affect even a nine-foot concert grand.</FONT></DIV>
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steve kabat</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>