David, The current exchange rate is about $A0.86 to your dollar, so $US50- equates to about $A59-, and recently we have been up to $A0.92. > Firstly, the exchange rate makes that about $200; secondly, it can vary > wildly by region etc. A house that sells for $50k in one part of the > country > may sell for $500k in another. > > Here in the Pacific Northwest many are between $75 and $100 per hour; some > more, some less. > > By the time I charge for a tune and a pitch raise, it's in the > neighborhood. > > David Stocker, RPT > Tumwater, WA > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "David Lawson Pianos" <dlawson at davidlawsonspianos.com.au> > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 22:50 > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Subject: [pianotech] Lost Business > >> How do guys survive on $50 per hour? I charge $250 a tuning, albeit >> after >> travel, however, yours seems very low income.Perhaps your cost of living >> is much lower than ours. >> David Lawson Wangaratta Australia >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <pianotech-request at ptg.org> >> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 3:07 PM >> Subject: pianotech Digest, Vol 19, Issue 102 >> >> >>> Send pianotech mailing list submissions to >>> pianotech at ptg.org >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>> http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/pianotech >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>> pianotech-request at ptg.org >>> >>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>> pianotech-owner at ptg.org >>> >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>> than "Re: Contents of pianotech digest..." >>> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. Re: Mason Hamlin Parts Needed (Isaac Sadigursky) >>> 2. Re: Lost business (Alan Forsyth) >>> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pianotech mailing list >>> pianotech at ptg.org >>> http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/pianotech >>> >> >> > >
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