Also...why not lower your price? think about all the extra work you'd get...;-] David I. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: pianolover 88 <pianolover88@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:37:50 -0800 Subject: Re: tuning fee ><<You were the first to make a claim about 5 times as much work as the >higher priced competition....how do you back it up? >David I.>> >Mostly from customers who TELL me what other tuners (one in particular) >charges, (having inquired by phone) and that's one way; obviously they're >comin' to me instead, so when i get 5 such calls, that kinda tells the >story. Another way is I talk to other techs and they tell me about losing >"tons" of possible clients because they refuse to lower their $180 tuning >fee. I probably end up with a fair amount of them. howabout your claim? >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: tuning fee >Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:56:02 -0800 >You were the first to make a claim about 5 times as much work as the higher >priced competition....how do you back it up? >David I. >----- Original message ----------------------------------------> >From: pianolover 88 <pianolover88@hotmail.com> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Received: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:23:43 -0800 >Subject: Re: tuning fee >><<I charge more than most all of my competition, and they don't >get as much >>buisness as I do, no less five times more. I guess it's the old supply >and >>demand, if your phone rings off the hook ,you're worth more, than if >you're >>having to beat the bushes for customers. >>Hazen Bannister>> >>How do you know how many jobs your "competition" is getting >compared to >>you? Do you see their books, or do you all compare notes every week? I'm >>just curious. >>Terry Peterson >>----Original Message Follows---- >>From: Hazen Bannister &lt;hazen@bannisterpiano.com&gt; >>Reply-To: Pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt; >>To: Pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt; >>Subject: Re: tuning fee >>Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:46:44 -0500 >>pianolover 88 wrote: >>&gt;for every tuning a tech may charge $150, I will get 5X that many >at >>&gt;$110. >>&gt; >>&gt;Terry Peterson >>&gt; >>&gt; >>&gt; >>&gt; >>Hi, >>I charge more than most all of my competition, and they don't get as >much >>buisness as I do, no less five times more. I guess it's the old supply >and >>demand, if your phone rings off the hook ,you're worth more, than if >you're >>having to beat the bushes for customers. >>Hazen Bannister >>_______________________________________________ >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>_______________________________________________ >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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