Cost of living. Here in the sticks (hicks?) I'm competing with $40 rates, in some cases. Then again, housing here probably costs a third or less (guessing) than costs on either coast. I'd reveal what I charge, but we don't want to get in trouble for collusion and price fixing, let's just say that it's somewhere in the $64 to $66 range. Alan Barnard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 10:13 PM Subject: Grand Island Tuner > Richard Moody, > The national average for a tuning is $75????? Seeing as how I'm at $95 and > many in the Portland Chapter are in the $80-$90 range, I'd hate to know how > low some go!!!!, in order to get that average!!!!Yikes! Don't see how any of > them can even make poverty level income, unless they're what I call a > "Safeway Tuner", (ie quantity rather than quality)! I wonder how they came > up with that figure. Hmmmm? Well, maybe the music trades magazine is > counting what dealers pay for floor tunings, etc. > Best Regards, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > > Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G} > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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