Valuing ourselves

[Richard Brekne]

Yes... taxes taken into consideration... we even have less money to 
spend !  The market is just about full of the same kinda folks over here 
as it is there.  Cost of living is higher because of taxes... but then 
we have nearly all needed health insurances paid for.  You guys may not 
pay for that through your taxes... but you end up putting out at least 
as much for it (if you can afford it at all) as we do through private 
companies.

Shore'nuf... some variance in prices rural vs city is to be expected... 
but how anyone can really thrive at 85 bucks a piano I dont know... nor 
do I see why it should be necessary. Your going to have to tune in 
excess of 1000 pianos a year (or the equivalant)  to do a decent living. 
Either its da pianos or you'd better have a darn good Dampp Chaser / 
Piano Polish buisness on the side :):)


Cheers
RicB


    Richard Brekne wrote:

     > My standard price over here is 1150 NOK + 25 % VAT.
     > Cheers
     > RicB

    Nice work if you can get it.

    If I charged 262.50 USD here, I'd be like that other Iowa icon, the
    Maytag repairman - extinct.

    Your market and Norsk tax structure are a bit different than rural Iowa.

    IOW, YMMV!!

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    Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician
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