Farrell wrote: > > > Also, only after I stated my fee, did I realize that this silly > festival that my tuning is going to be in the middle of is a huge > downtown mad house of people and parades and closed streets with > little if any parking. I doubt that I will be able to leave the area > and return by 5 PM. I will likely get there by 10 AM and not leave > until well after 6 PM. > Lets see... if I read this right you are likely to spend 7 to 8 hours on a job.... (a job includes the time to get there, do the work, and leave). I dont know about others, but I charge full days worth of work. Since I can tune 26 pianos in a day that comes to about 2,500 dollars... grin.... Seriously tho... You should be charging for a whole days work if thats whats really required to do the job. > > > I wish that I had the forethought to add a hefty hourly standby fee > for the hours between tunings. > Next time... Good luck my freind. Enjoy yourself and make sure and listen to the piano during the concert. > > Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
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