Steinway parts

[Paul T Williams]

In the word ACTUAL, I'm meaning wholesale of course. I understand the 
costs of things in different areas.  I came from Seattle to Lincoln and it 
was like day and night!  Imagine houses that a lowly CAUT piano tech can 
afford!! (No traffic either :>)  ).  I grew up, partially in Portland, 
too.  Nice city....

Paul




Diane Hofstetter <dianepianotuner at msn.com> 
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It's common business practice by virtually every business to build in a 
profit margin on anything they sell--that's how they stay in business. The 
ACTUAL cost, IS the retail cost.  And there are so many variables 
connected with this.

One example is that I moved from the very high cost of living San 
Francisco Bay area to a much more reasonable cost of living area--the 
greater Portland area.  Rebuilding jobs in total are much less expensive 
here than in California. Tunings cost less.  My home costs less.  Gas used 
to cost a fraction of what it did in CA, but unfortunately, it caught up 
:-(

Diane


Steinway parts
Paul T Williams pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu 

Me thinks that the issue is that most techs (as well as mechanics,
computer repair, plumbers, etc) build in a profit margin on parts and if
the general public knows the ACTUAL cost, they might raise a stink about
it.  Although when I get my car fixed, I just grumble and pay the bill. pw


Diane Hofstetter


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