Hi Mike, That would only be fair if you took out the travel costs to the client. So perhaps $90 for the first pass and $80.00 for each additional pass. At 07:04 AM 4/18/02 -0400, you wrote: >This is the only reply I have see so far that talks about the wear and tear on your body, and we need to account for that. I charge $90 for a tuning and $45 additional for each PR pass and I believe that is a GIFT. What I am considering doing is charging $90 for each pass. How can you convince a customer to tune twice or at least once a year for $90 ($450 over 5 years) when it only costs them $180 if they tune it once every 5 years? > >Mike > > > >Mike McCoy RPT >Chapters 170 & 190 PTG >Langhorne, Pa >mailto:mjmccoyrpt@comcast.net > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "J Patrick Draine" <draine@attbi.com> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Cc: "J Patrick Draine" <draine@attbi.com> >Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 7:34 PM >Subject: Re: Charging for Pitch Raises > > >> >> On Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at 06:33 PM, David Foster wrote: >> >> > I have been gratified to find many respondents on this issue that do >> > not normally charge for pitch raises. >> >> In my case, it depends on *how much* of a pitch raise. I almost always >> do two passes, first a pitch correction, then a fine tuning. BUT when >> it's 50-150 cents flat, there's a lot of work to be done. Yes, it's >> possible to work really really fast, but it's important to remind >> ourselves that leaves us vulnerable to Repetitive Stress Injuries. >> Carpal tunnel injuries, tendonitis and such are things we want to avoid. >> If I'm raising a piano a half tone I'll go over the thing 3 even 4 times >> in one sitting, with occasional "breaks" tightening flanges, spacing >> hammers, etc. The customer understands I need to get compensated for the >> extra time. >> >> Patrick Draine >> > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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