<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Why? Example: piano is 150 cents flat. = I would do two pitch raises, getting up to A440. Then I would give it a tuning. I = would also explain to the owner that the tuning will not be as stable as a = tuning on a typical piano that had been tuned on a regular basis. However, after a = couple regular tunings, their piano should achieve relative = stability.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianoman@accessus.net = href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">James Grebe</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 12, 2004 = 6:51 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: A-440 and = Ethics.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My operation on anything more than = -25c is 1st trip raise pitch</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>re-tune in 2 weeks, then 3 = months.  I put this proposal to them before I start and if they agree I do.  If = they do not piano stays where it is.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim</FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of = Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups<BR>(314) 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=avery@ev1.net href="mailto:avery@ev1.net">Avery = Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=mjmccoy@usa.com href="mailto:mjmccoy@usa.com">mjmccoy@usa.com</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 11, = 2004 7:44 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: A-440 and = Ethics.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Yes, except that if it's extremely flat and one = doesn't do a normal pitch raise <BR>type tuning (pulling it appropriately sharp), = you can't do a "fine tune" the <BR>second time. Actually, you can't do = that at all on the first appointment, IMO!<BR>But yes, a third time might be = necessary just to make it "reasonably" stable <BR>until the next = appointment about 3 months or so later! Less, if possible! <BR><BR>Avery = <BR><BR>At 07:23 PM 11/11/04, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Hi = Terry,<BR><BR> "All at once" meaning from however flat it is up to pitch followed by a = fine tune and then maybe a 3rd pass just to touch up.. all the same appointment.<BR><BR>Mike<BR><BR>Farrell wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">"all at once"<BR> <BR><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>As = in one pass?<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" = size=2>Terry = Farrell</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>= </HTML>