In a message dated 1/27/00 9:46:08 PM !!!First Boot!!!, staytuned@idirect.com writes: << I say base your charge on experience, demand, professional affiliation, expenses and local economy. Hundred dollar tunings may not fly in Humboldt but will in New York. Then again, maybe there are no tuners within a hundred miles of Humboldt, in which case it's a dollar a mile and a dollar a cent. >> Why is your friend and competitor not able to charge more for his work? Is he that unsure of his ability, or is he so bad, that people won't pay more for his service? I don't expect you to drop your price, but why not encourage him to learn more, so that he can raise his? Or to put it another way, are you being looked at as being the "Gouger," Dave was talking about? If there are no tuners within a hundred miles, does that give you the right to "rip off" your customers? This is where the whole thread got started, when Dave asked why a piano tech making $75,000 is considered gouging the public. Experience will get you to the point of being able to make a good living. It doesn't give you the right to over charge for your work. Wim
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