price fixing -- sort of

[Farrell]

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Hi Joe,

Good to see you in Nashville. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I.

You say you charge $100 for a tuning, but plan/(schedule) 2-1/2 hour
appointments for a "tuning, touchup regulation and minor voicing". So what
do you charge for your standard 2-1/2 hour appointment? I presume that would
work out to your on-site hourly rate? Same for shop?

And what is the difference between a Square Grand and a Square Piano? As in
a Spinet Grand?



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: price fixing -- sort of


> Mark asked: "Along the lines of pricing, do you charge an additional
> percentage or
> surcharge for Sunday or holiday tunings?"
>
> Mark,
> You betcha! Triple on Sundays, (my designated REST day), and Double on
> Holidays, (the regular type), AND Quadruple on Christmas and New Years
days.
> While I'm at it: Double for Square Grands, Triple on Square Pianos and 25%
> more for Overdamper Uprights and Players. My current Shop Rate is $55 per
> hour. My Tuning rate is $100, for a first time client, (if it's a standard
> tuning w/in 5cents of on pitch). Pitch raises are $25, $50 & $75 for less
> than 25cents, less than 50cents and anything over 50cents respectively.
> Concert Work starts at $125 and goes up from there. I plan 2 1/2 hours for
> tuning, touchup regulation and minor voicing. If the piano needs more than
> that then the Hourly Shop Rate applies. I don't differentiate between City
> and Country folks. My Travel is: Anything more than 100 miles from my
front
> door, round trip is at a rate of $1 per mile. BTW, I do give discounts:
10%
> off for regular clients, that respond to their "reminder" w/in 30 days
+/-.
> I give an additional discount to Seniors if it appears warranted. I also
> give various discounts to Dealers and Institutions.
> Hope that puts things in perspective for some of you. If the FTC wants to
> come after me, so be it, as I feel that whole thing is a bunch o Horse
> Pucky, anyway.
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares Are I
>
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