Grand Island Tuner

[David Ilvedson]

Back in 1975 in Minot, North Dakota, were talking the sticks folks, having just completed a year at Western Iowa Tech, I was charging $20/tuning.  I think, Alan, you might do some checking with what other skill professionals (plumbers, electricians) are requiring to come to the home and do service.  Some time take a look at the amount of time involved with each customer:  initial phone call, travel time, service time etc. and calculate your actual per hour fees...

To be worth more than your competitors you have to have something they don't have...are you an RPT?  Have you had training in factories, Yamaha's Little Red School House etc.?  If so you need to promote this training.  Give a level of service beyond your low price competitors and quick worrying about losing some customers because your more expensive...

David I.

----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: "Alan R. Barnard" <mathstar@salemnet.com>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 23:12:54 -0500
Subject: Re: Grand Island Tuner

>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}
>>
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