>The national average for a tuning is $75? Man oh man. This really, truly pisses me off, to see such an incredibly low figure published as the national average. Is your time worth less than a plumber? A phone repairman? a mechanic at a car dealer? A waiter in a fancy restaurant? Mine isn't. I have said for years and years that we as a community deeply undervalue our time, our dedication, our skill, and our worth. If this figure isn't proof of that, I don't know what is. To tune a piano, I drive to the location; I talk to the client; I set my self up; I tune the piano; I enter data into my computer & generate and invoice; I talk to the client----that's about a 2.5-3-hour involvement; I feel I'm underpaid when I charge $130-135.00. If there's more work than tuning (which there usually is, with my clientele) I charge 90.00 per hour, and feel pretty good about that. Let's honor and support each other, guys. And LET'S GET PAID. DAVID ANDERSEN
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