---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment At 10:35 PM 9/17/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >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 >_______________________________________________ > Are you the David Andersen from Eagle River Wi that charges $35 / > tuning and rebuilt (first time ) High School S&S O just for the > cost of parts and used 4 different size tuning pins ? A PTG member. ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.385 / Virus Database: 217 - Release Date: 9/4/2002 ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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