<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Mike, Terry, and others,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I concur with Terry Farrell re: how far above pitch to pull a = string.  I have read and heard that unneccessary damage can be done by overstretching a string (breaking strings, etc.).  Twenty five = cents above pitch seems safe, and I probably would try not to go above that.  I = also agree that by going farther, we would be trying to anticipate a drop = that is getting too big to obtain accurately.  Indeed, why not simply do = two passes and be much closer with less chance of string breakage/damage?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It is interesting how many do not charge separately for a pitch raise.  Personally, I do.  I charge for each additional pass = beyond a standard tuning.  I think it is fair and just to charge a standard = rate for a standard tuning and add fees as appropriate for additional work.  = I also remind clients that by keeping their instrument regularly serviced and = up to pitch, we can avoid this scenario (very diplomatically, of = course).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am intrigued by the thought of charging a fee for a time period, = and including whatever in that allotted time (tuning, PR, minor regulations, = etc.)  I'm not doing it yet, just exploring ideas.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>William R. Monroe<BR>PTG Associate<BR>Salt Lake City, UT</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px"> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>