pitch raise

[Jeff Tanner]

Hi Bob,
SAT III pitch raise program.  Cuts tuning time in half.
Jeff

>At the university where I provide service for fee work, I have just
>started my round of tunings for the upcoming second semester.  I am
>finding the pitch has dropped an unusual amount since the last tuning. 
>For all but the recital hall pianos, the school asks me to tune once at
>the beginning of the first semester and again at the beginning of the
>second.   The pitch on many of them so far has been close to -16 cents. 
>(I think the real cold weather we had recently may be the culprit, with
>heating units running more and drying things out more.)
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>Of course this requires at least two full passes and will need a follow up
>tuning (which may not be in the budget and therefore may not happen).  I
>always do two passes anyway even for just a few cents pitch change but
>this seems more extreme.   How do other service for fee techs handle the
>charges on pitch raise situations like this.  For my private customers I
>charge an extra amount for pitch raises of this nature. 
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>Bob Hull, RPT
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>Technician for Union University
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>Jackson, TN 
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