lessons learned

[richard.ucci@att.net]

Scot, I often do the same, one must consider each situation individually.
Rick ucci/Ucci Piano
> Scott,
> 
> This is a good reminder.  When examining a "flat" piano for the first time, one 
> of the questions I ask is whether or not it will be played with anything else.  
> Of course I recommend the piano be raised to pitch before tuning unless it looks 
> like
> an old beater where caution is in order, but I still give the client the option 
> of just tuning it at a lower pitch to save a few bucks.
> 
> No doubt some of us will see that as too compromising, but it's their piano and 
> their money, and for some of them the money is in short supply.  (Hope I didn't 
> open a can of worms here.)
> 
> Incidentally, today I tuned for a first-time customer who said the piano was 
> tuned a year or two ago, and it really looked like she was right!  Not the 
> ordinary occurrence.
> 
> Regards,
> Clyde
> 
> Scott Jackson wrote:
> 
> > Watch out for people using playalong disks. This is more common now, as 
> publishers such as 'Alfreds' have CDs to go with their beginners courses. Even 
> 'little Debbie' will know the pitch of the piano is wrong as she tries to play 
> with the CD.
> 
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