Leslie W Bartlett wrote: > > > > >heating tech $85/hour > >auto tech $60/hour > >electrician $75/hour > > > Auto techs, at least, work on a "flat rate" schedule. So that $60 > translates into significantly more per "working hour". A mechanic can > often do a six hour job in three hours, and get paid for the six hours. > Piano techs don't get that option much.... > Leslie Bartlett > > _____________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] Hi, Leslie! When I quote a job I use a rate book similar to the type used by mechanics. Joe Garrett (I think) publishes the book through Randy Potter. It lists just about every piano job. For jobs that I do on a regular basis, it seems very accurate. Sometimes I can't do the job in the stated time, sometimes I beat the time. If I finish early that's great for me. The customer agreed to the job and has to pay. If it takes me longer, the customer pays the same price in most cases. (Yes there are exceptions..we won't go there just now.) Everything depends on the demand for your service. I'm new in this field and don't carry the reputation of a BTT (big time tuner). The old timers here in Maryland/D.C./Virginia charge more for service than I do. But, they have clients willing to pay extra for their service It's all semantics really...Unfortunately, tuners for the most part don't get rich. I could go back into telecommunications, but I hated that. For now, piano work is ok. Thanks for your comments. Frank Assoc N. Va.
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