As my work enters different areas of piano technology, I have finally decided on a pricing system that is fair to both myself and the customer. I figure what I make tuning pianos in the area I normally work in. If my normal work day is 6 hours, start to finish, and I can tune 4 pianos in that amount of time, then that is what I charge for 6 hours work. I would charge more to travel further for a tuning than I normally do. No matter if I am on concert standby, sitting in traffic, or repairing an action at home, or regulating a piano in the field, why should I charge less that what I can make in a normal business day going out and tuning 4 or 5 pianos? Add to that the overhead, which for me, is my car - gas, parking and payments! Works for me. Carol Beigel, RPT Greenbelt, Maryland Neighbor to those magnificent Terrapins!
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