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

[pianotune05]

Hi Avery,
For some reason ,he can't stand it when the other guy tunes.  I was playing 
them kinda loud to get a feel for their sequence. I listen soft and loud at 
times.  I know in some ways could tune better than the guy who  just gives 
it a pass with the Sanderson and does unisons, but maybe not.  Who knows.
Marshall
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Avery" <avery1@houston.rr.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano


> Because he tuned very softly (used to working in a store and not bothering 
> the customers/salesmen!
> Couldn't hold up to university piano students for 15+ hrs. a day!
>
> Avery
>
> At 01:45 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote:
>>Why didn't his tunings hold?
>>Marshall
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Avery" <avery1@houston.rr.com>
>>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 2:23 PM
>>Subject: Re: What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano
>>
>>
>>>At 01:15 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote:
>>>>At 01:01 PM 2/9/2006 -0600, you wrote:
>>>>>Conrad,
>>>>>
>>>>>Unfortunately, there's a store here in Houston that will only pay 
>>>>>$15.00 for a store tuning. And damn it, there are tuners here who will 
>>>>>do it for that! :-(
>>>>>
>>>>>Avery
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I got $12.50, but that was in '79. I could fill my gas tank for $5 then. 
>>>>Those tooners all on foot?  Sleep under bridges? Shopping carts for tool 
>>>>kits?
>>>Actually, no. But two of them that I know of are blind. IMO, I think 
>>>they're afraid to say no to that price for fear of losing the work. One 
>>>of them used to tune our "lease" pianos but the tuning wouldn't last 
>>>'till he got out the door! Now I'm doing them for that price because I 
>>>got tired of having to redo them anyway. For free! At least I don't have 
>>>to go anywhere. He actually had a driver he had to pay!
>>>Avery
>>>
>>>>Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
>>>>Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
>>>>1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
>>>>
>>>>- Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score,
>>>>- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
>>>>
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