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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm heartless! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I charge $85 for a tuning. That's one =
pass (plus
unison touchup). I will also adjust pitch up to about 5 cents in =
the one
pass (although I'm much more comfortable limiting it to only two cents). =
If it's
more than a few cents flat, it needs a pitch raise. I charge $40 per =
pitch raise
pass. If the piano is a half-step flat, it will require two pitch raise =
passes,
so the charges will be $40 + $40 + $85 = $165. I charge $25 to splice =
a bass
string, $35 for a universal bass string and $25 for a plain wire
string.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't do any specific follow-up =
tuning, but
rather inform the piano owner that the tuning will not be as stable =
after a
pitch raise compared to had it been tuned on a regular basis for years.
Depending on the magnitude of pitch raise, I will recommend that they =
wait no
longer than three to six months for the next tuning.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have found that when a piano hasn't =
seen a tuning
lever for several years, even pianos that average out to A440, the =
treble might
be 20 cents flat, the bass 15 cents sharp, it's going to need a pitch =
adjustment
pass anyway. I will also say that, at least in my locale, west-central =
Florida,
all pianos that I see at least once per year do not need a pitch
raise.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Do you do all these 440 tunings out of the goodness of your heart =
or
charge for the pitch raise, follow up tunings, broken strings etc. =
cause most
poeple dont want any extra expenses...just so we can play it
syndrome.<BR><BR><B><I>gordon stelter <<A
href="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com">lclgcnp@yahoo.com</A>></I></B> =
wrote:
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solid">I
agree. And a lot of the "tooners" around here have<BR>"tooned" =
pianos that
were rock-solid and had tight<BR>pins to their extant pitch. Lazy, I =
calls
it!<BR>BUT if a piano is WAY below pitch, pulling it up =
CAN<BR>produce a lot
of nasty ringing in the treble, due to<BR>misplaced kinks in the =
wire from
where they long<BR>rested against the bridge poins. had one today
like<BR>that.<BR>Thump<BR><BR>--- Terry
<TERRY@FARRELLPIANO.COM>wrote:<BR><BR>> I also service mostly =
older
pianos. I leave maybe<BR>> one or two a year below A440 (rusty,
breaking<BR>> strings, little old lady w/ no money, etc.). =
Why<BR>>
would "whats in front of me" pose a barrier to<BR>> tuning at =
A440? Ya
puts yer lever on the tuning pin<BR>> in front of you and you =
crank
it!<BR>> <BR>> Terry Farrell<BR>> <BR>> Wether a piano =
gets the
440 treatment depends on<BR>> what its use! d for and the client. =
I don"t
know about<BR>> you listers...but not all my pianos I service =
are<BR>>
new, and have already been neglected for years. I<BR>> can only =
do what I
can with whats in front of me. I<BR>> don't consider myself a =
"tooner"
because of it.<BR>> <BR>> Alpha88x@aol.com wrote: <BR>> =
Greetings,
<BR>> <BR>> Is one way of doing business for<BR>> some =
tuners to
just tune the piano "where it is"? In<BR>> other words, they =
check the A
and if its close<BR>> enough (or even if its not close to 440 ) =
just
tune<BR>> the piano so that it is in tune with itself???<BR>> =
<BR>>
And even going further, If they have<BR>> a regular client, such =
as a
church, to do the above<BR>> mentioned thing, cleaning up unisons =
(so as
to do a<BR>> "bang-up" tuning) and then, on every 4th tuning =
or<BR>>
so pull it back up to A440 or alittle above, so they<BR>> are set =
up to
repeat the whole process, thereby<BR>> saving themselves some t! =
ime on
intermittent tunings,<BR>> yet leaving the customer believing =
that they
are<BR>> receiving an A440 ! tuning each and every<BR>> =
time...when
they aren't receiving a true tuning (as<BR>> far as proper pitch =
goes)
each and every time??<BR>> <BR>> Not that I would do such a =
thing
in<BR>> my practice. I do not condone it either. I think =
it<BR>> is
dishonest. My question is do some tooners do<BR>> this?? is it =
possible?
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Julia <BR>> Reading, PA<BR>> =
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