[pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost nothing

[erwinspiano at aol.com]

Tubes in the T.V?.. huh?.......Duane yer  showin yer age. LOL
Dale




showing my age) Does a TV repair man charge you for reseting the tubes
n your TV - hell, yes.
Thankfully, when I find myself in this position - there is always more
o be done.
Duaine
 -----Original Message-----
 From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
 Of David Nereson
 Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 2:50 AM
 To: pianotech at ptg.org
 Subject: [pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost nothing

     A piano teacher (not my client) calls me out of the blue to 
 come remove a pencil as soon as possible.  It sure seems 
 callous, unfeeling, gouging, and unprofessional to charge a full 
 minimum 1-hour billing fee of $75 just to remove the pencil. 
 But if we don't, then word gets around that we're cheap, so 
 everyone calls expecting low rates, and we end up working for 
 free, almost.  So do I go ahead and charge $75 just to remove a 
 pencil?
     --David Nereson, RPT 


   

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uaine Hechler
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