National Average Rates; was Grand Island Tuner

[Alan R. Barnard]

Thanks, Joe. It's already too late for me to die at an early age. Ha.

Alan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 11:41 AM
Subject: National Average Rates; was Grand Island Tuner


> Alan,
> Methinks the $40 guys know what they are worth. The "Catch 22" is
educating
> the local populace to the value of a more expensive tuner. It's difficult
at
> best. I have always maintained that Tuners, in general, underrate their
> value and don't charge appropriate to the inflationary rate of the dollar.
> If you can find out what things cost, in your area, in 1967 when the
Dollar
> was "devalued" and then compare what those same things cost today, you can
> take the 1967 tuning price, in your area, and calculate what it Should Be,
> today. It's not a thing that the Fair Trades Commission, (or any of those
> consumer beaurocracies), care about. Most of the paranoia regarding
> discussing our prices, is just that. And it was started by a very
> incompetent Lawyer type that used to be working for the Guild. IMHO, he
was
> an idiot.
> My main motivation for this, is that I want all of you to make a
comfortable
> living, without having to work yourself into an absolute frenzy and die at
> an early age, due to too much stress and aggravation.
> Just a few tidbits on a Monday. :-)
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
>
> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
>
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