Pricing

[James Grebe]

Amen and onward, Conrad.
James Grebe
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@luther.edu>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 5:24 AM
Subject: Re: Pricing


>
> Harumph!
>
> As the resident apprentice curmudgeon, I've just _got_ to get in on this 
> one.
>
> I _used_ to give discounts.   Quoth the raven, "Nevermore!"
>
> If I had customers who regularly repeated at less than a yearly basis, 
> maybe I would...
>
> Years ago, I worked for a store which had so many different discounts that 
> I needed a scorecard to keep which types/locations/frequencies got what.
>
> Guess what?       Some of them knew each other.
> Guess what else?  The ones which got the greatest discount frequently 
> needed the most work.
> Third guess...    Which customers were the most appreciative?
>
> Would you discount your fee when you tune a piano with fewer than 88 keys? 
> (I don't have any Bösendorfers in my clientele, so the opposite situation 
> is moot for me)
>
> I give every piano the same level of service - my best.  If someone wants 
> me to work on their instrument(s) they should expect to pay for what they 
> get.
>
> Hard-hearted?  Maybe. I'm still told that I don't charge enough.
>
>
>
> Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS, CRS.
> Decorah, IA
>
> - Certified Calibration Technician for Bio-powered Digitally Activated 
> Lever Action Tone Generation Systems.
> - Pianotech Flamesuit Purveyor
> - American Curmudgeon Society - Apprentice Member and Founder
>
>
>
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