---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Don I realize my words may have appeared cryptic & caused offense & if so I apologize. I didn't mean it to come out that way. It's true some of us are built for speed & if that comes with legitimate accuracy then my hats off to you( or whomever) in respect for your God given ability but tuning stability is the essence of a true piano tuning ,a nice running temperament , Nicely stretched octaves & solid unisons that last long after I leave the door. Now I know how long that takes me & that's generally 1 hour 15 min to 1 hour & 1/2. If it's real low then longer. I do tend to let the pitch float a few cents either way & dont' get to excited about it. ie. An oboe can float 4 cents sharp or flat without to much yammer katzin & it's close enough for many situations. I draw the line at 5 cents & I never do it for free. I give at church the charity of my choice & usually not the paying client. So to be clear my pet peeve is hearing that somebody is tuning 5 or 6 pianos everyday cause I know what a superhuman effort that is, even if there close. So my skeptical eye brow goes up. Even if it was possible ,for me I'd be bored to tears & deaf. Heck I couldn't even get the mutes in 8 pianos a day let alone tune em before I imploded!!!!!!! Cheers Dale Erwin Hi Dale, I believe that Steve Fairchild holds the "speed record" for a "pitch correction" at 300 seconds. (100 cents pitch change) *grin* I suspect his pitch correction is "pretty good" too. Personally I once did 11 pitch corrections in one day--when I was young and foolish and "on the road" and would not be back for a year. I just didn't have the heart to say "no" back then. Now I'd never be that foolish--and I'd charge more, too! By the way it takes me *longer* when the piano is "tuneable" (i.e. 2 cents variation) than to whip through with an ETD and correct the pitch for a client. What is your definition of "tuning" Dale? I suspect you change the pitch too much (and for free too!). ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/85/4f/41/c2/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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