How to make $65.00 an hour

[Wimblees@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 98-11-25 02:14:59 EST, you write:

<<  had my electronic organ technician in my home today to repair my
 Hammond organ.  He was here almost two hours and charged me $130.00 for
 his time (no parts needed).  He told me that many organ technicians are
 up to $85.00 an hour!  He also said that most pipe organ technicians
 charge from a low(?) $65.00 to $100.00 an hour.  
 
 Now, are we in the wrong business???
 
 Jim Turner >>


I charge $75.00 per hour for all the work I do. I take 1 hour to tune a piano.
When I do extra work in a customer's house, I base it on $75.00 per hour. If I
take 1.5 hours to tune and repair, the bill will come to $115.  When I do shop
work, I base it on $75.00 per hour. For instance, I take 4 hours to hang a set
of hammers. I charge $300 for the labor, plus the retail cost of the hammers,
(2 x wholesale). This doesn't count shaping or voicing the hammers, and it
doesn't count regulating the action. 

For those of you who are charging $75 for a tuning, but are taking 2 hours to
tune a piano, you are only making $37.50 per hour. Have you ever thought about
the expenses involved in your work and your home? Have you figured out how
much money you need to earn to make a living?  Try it once, and see if you are
charging enough to make ends meet. 

Willem Blees.