What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano

[Wayne M. Williams]

Hello:
I am a little concerned about the charge for a tuning. I have been charging 
a $90.00 fee for a basic tuning. then a client told me that she got her 
piano tuned in the Albany, NY area $60.00. With the price of gas, I cannot 
see charging such a low fee.

Regards,
Wayne Williams



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Rosenberg" <josepharosenberg@yahoo.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 2:53 PM
Subject: What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano


> Hi,
>
> I'm a relatively new tuner in the urban/suburban
> Northeast. I would appreciate hearing from some of the
> members of this fine group as to what is a fair price
> to charge for a basic piano tuning.
>
> FYI, I have heard from a number of piano tuners that
> they felt that for the most part piano tuners
> undercharge. Whe I facture that sales tax, car
> expenses (tolls, gas, etc.) and travel time are
> deducted from the gross fee, I do not see how I can
> charge less than $100 for a basic tuning.
>
> Thanks in advance for your comments.
>
> Joe Rosenberg
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