<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I only do occasional dealer work, = mostly floor tunings.  I have found that their expectations for the tuning = quality are in line with what they are willing to pay; i.e. I've never been called = back for a couple of wavering unisons, or for questionable octaves over the tenor = break.  Therefore, if it's within 30 cents or so, I can do a = one-pass RCT pitchraise taking the time to set pins, then tweak and settle the = unisons, and still have time for a squeaky pedal or a little key easing, all in about = an hour.  And, as I've admitted here before, I'm not one of your = bionic tuners.  But if you're looking for a low-risk setting for working = on your speed and efficiency, dealer floor tunings is a great learning opportunity.  For me, at this early stage of my career, it's a good = deal to spend a morning practicing fast tunings, and get paid the equivalent of = 2 in-home tunings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike Spalding RPT</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=Piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV> <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, April 16, 2003 = 3:57 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Worth it? was = Baldwin warrantee</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>The thing that gets = me is when certain dealers have a floor piano that is 20-30% flat/sharp. =  "Just tune it," they might say, not understanding the concept of a pitch raise no = matter how many times I explain it or how many copies of the PTG Technical = Bulletin I give them.  Most of them seem to be only concerned with getting = the pianos out the door, and not with how the pianos function once they = are in the home.  And despite efforts by the better techs to educate them, = they  choose to remain ignorant.   <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>