Hi Conrad, Tuning a piano is a luxury item. I agree. Every see any "cheap" luxury items? At 09:57 AM 05/10/2004 -0500, you wrote: >At 10:05 10/5/2004 -0400, you wrote: >> >> >> Barbara, Richard >> I decided to raise my price after the septic tank guy charge me $70 >> bucks an hour to dig for the cover for my tank. >> Food for thought >> Dale Erwin > > >Season that food for thought with this, however. > >Piano maintenance is 99 44/100% discretionary spending. > >Compare: >That septic tank NEEDS to be pumped. >That piano NEEDS to be tuned. > >Q: Which need is more likely to be postponed/ignored if the service rate >goes up? >A: Probably the same one for which there was a price check BEFORE the work >was done. > >Conrad Hoffsommer, Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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