the economy

[wimblees at aol.com]

Terry

I tune between 10 and 15, Most weeks not even that. At $115 per tuning, and even with some repairs, PR's, and other stuff, I am averaging about $6000 per month in income. My rent is $2100, and with the other bills, including taxes, electricity, car, cable, phone, etc, it all comes to about $6000 per month.  Just an average of 3 tunings per week will make life easy. Now, if I can just figure out a way to do that, without it costing a lot in advertising, I'll be happy. 

I am confident, however, that I will get the business. It just takes time. 


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Mililani, Oahu, HI
808-349-2943
Author of: 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com


-----Original Message-----
From: pianolover 88 <pianolover88 at hotmail.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 3:52 pm
Subject: RE: the economy


20 pianos-tuning only, not including PR, regulation, repair, accessories, at an average of $100 minimum per piano, would yield $2,000, or $8,000 per month. You must have MASSIVE expenses and/or debt if you can't get by on that. If you add all the other extras above, you could easily add another $2,000-$5000 per month.


Terry Peterson

> Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:42:59 +0800
> Subject: Re: the economy
> From: justpianos at our.net.au
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> 
> wim
> > HAVE to tune 15 - 20 piano a week, in order to make a
> > living. The bad news is,?I am only tuning 10 - 15 piano a week.
>
> 
> 
> With respect,what do you charge, and what are your high expenses that you
> can't get by on 15 tunings a week?
> I would be looking again at my business plan.
> Bruce Browning
> The Piano Tuner.
> 
> 

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