---------- > From: PDtek@aol.com > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Tuning Prices > Date: Wednesday, August 27, 1997 12:20 AM > > List; The best response is private as this is supposed to be against the law. Here in St. Louis I charge $63.00 just raised from $60.00 in August1, 97. James Grebe pianoman@inlink.com > > A couple of tuner friends and I were discussing the average tuning rates in > our area and how no one had increased their fees in the last couple of years > and that maybe it was about time we did. Of course there are a lot of factors > involved in such a decision, with the quality of service not being the least > of them. We can, however, observe that in any given area prices do not seem > to vary to any great degree. We concluded that one way to help determine > where we stood on the scale was to find out what was being charged elsewhere, > which is the purpose for this post. > If the discussion of specific figures is offensive to anyone, I apologize. It > is also my understanding that guild members are not to discuss such things > due to antitrust laws, but I may be wrong about that. > The bottom line is that some phone calls could extract this information but > this way would seem to be more efficient and get a larger input. > In the Des Moines area where I operate, the going rate for a standard tuning > averages $50. I would be most interested in tuning prices from my surrounding > areas such as Omaha, Kansas City, Minneapolis and the Quad Cities. > If anyone feels more comfortable replying privately, that's fine. > Thanks > > Dave Bunch
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