Pitchraising

[Don]

Hi Clyde,

So what way *do* you do a pitch correction? (I hate pitch raise--sounds way
to much like price raise)

At 07:30 AM 11/25/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Friends:
>
>Just in case this may be helpful to someone, if a piano needs a
>pitchraise, this is my procedure:
>
>1.  Discuss the situation with the client.  They are generally receptive
>to a pitchraise, because they already know the piano has been neglected
>for a long time!  Of course _I_ am not always receptive to a pitchraise,
>if the piano had torn strings in the past and looks about ready to
>explode.
>
>2.  Give the client a copy of the PTG bulletin on pitchraising.
>
>3.  The way I do pitchraises, a greater correction takes longer, so my
>fees are graduated and are based on approximately how long it takes me
>to do the work.  
>
>pitchraise of up to 50 cents adds about 40% to the tuning fee
>pitchraise of 50-100 cents adds about 60% to the tuning fee
>pitchraise of 100-200 cents adds about 60% to the tuning fee
>pitchraise of 200+ cents... Hmm!  MORE discussion
>
>Happy Thanksgiving to all!  :-)
>
>Clyde Hollinger
>
>
>
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
"Tuner for the Centre of the Arts"
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