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[Frank Cahill]

I'm a slow tuner. I take 2 hours.  Therefore, my hourly rate is 1/2 of my
tuning fee.  In this area, with so much competition, I couldn't charge an
hourly rate equal to my tuning rate.

There are some high-level tuners who can charge high fees and find plenty of
work.

For expample, the going fee for tuning is $80 -$85.  I know tuners who charge
$125. One guy charges as much as $140.  These guys have good reputations and
have been around 20-30 yrs or more.

Don wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Well it seems like most of us spend one hour about tuning a piano. I guess
> that means our labor rate should equal our tuning rate. How many of you are
> of a like mind about this?
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
>
> Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
>
> drose@dlcwest.com
> http://donrose.htmlplanet.com/
>
> 3004 Grant Rd.
> REGINA, SK
> S4S 5G7
> 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner

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Frank Cahill
Associate Member, Piano Technicians Guild
Northern Va