Grand Island Tuner

[Farrell]

Hi David. What city do you live in? Thanks.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andersen" <bigda@gte.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 1:35 AM
Subject: Re: Grand Island Tuner


> >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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