<<A lot of times well-off people think the most expensive must be the best. That's a good reason to raise your price. I know I need to.... David I>> Well, unless ALL your customers are "well off", you will lose quite a few lower income, price conscience people who comprise MOST piano owners out there. Do you charge more or less depending on what you assume is the person's income level? Terry Peterson ----Original Message Follows---- From: David Ilvedson <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> Reply-To: ilvey@sbcglobal.net, Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Subject: Re: A-440, ethics AND the bod Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 13:51:48 -0800 A lot of times well-off people think the most expensive must be the best. That's a good reason to raise your price. I know I need to.... David I. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: pianolover 88 <pianolover88@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 10:39:53 -0800 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 >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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