A-440, ethics AND the bod

[Farrell]

I suspect David A. is simply "above TOP average"!

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: A-440, ethics AND the bod


> I know a LOT of RPTs in the los angeles area, but not a single one who
> charges $150 for just a tuning! The average TOP fee is around $120-130
max.
> Of course that does not include pitch work or anything else.
>
> Terry Peterson
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: David Ilvedson &lt;ilvey@sbcglobal.net&gt;
> Reply-To: ilvey@sbcglobal.net, Pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
> To: &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
> Subject: Re: A-440, ethics AND the bod
> Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:00:09 -0800
>
> Terry,
>
> You don't want to think about the cost of living in California right on
the
> coast in La La Land...
>
> David I.
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------&gt;
> From: Farrell &lt;mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com&gt;
> To: Pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
> Received: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:27:59 -0500
> Subject: Re: A-440, ethics AND the bod
>
> David,
>
> Plea$e $end me a job application. Thank$.
>
> Terry Farrell
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Andersen
> To: Pianotech
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 1:14 PM
> Subject: Re: A-440, ethics AND the bod
>
>
> By working &quot;fast and dirty&quot; for the early stages of this, I can
> stay within my usual time budget and not have to charge any more for the
> pitch-raise part.
>
>
>
> Excuse me, brother, but you're out of your ever-lovin' mind not to charge
> for the pitch raise; forget about the "time;" think about 1. The
tremendous
> wear on your body, and 2. The expertise needed to accomplish
> 2 quick raises, putting your hammer on every note, then a fine tuning.
Are
> you nuts?
>
> Here's what my charge would be (remember, I get top dollar in a major
urban
> area):
>
> 2 pitch raises @ 75.00      150.00
> Tune A440                        150.00
> Total                                 _____
>                                         $300.00
>
> That's hard, hard work, and I want and deserve to get PAID for hard work.
>
> With all due respect, Robin, you should take a look at what you're giving
> away. The true payoff IS
> the beauty you create and enable, and the possibility of inspiring a
child;
> that said, your type of expertise, in any other realm, would be much more
> expensive.
>
> Hope this helps.....
>
> David Andersen
>
>
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