tuning fee

[pianolover 88]

<<You were the first to make a claim about 5 times as much work as the 
higher priced competition....how do you back it up?

David I.>>

Mostly from customers who TELL me what other tuners (one in particular) 
charges, (having inquired by phone) and that's one way; obviously they're 
comin' to me instead, so when i get 5 such calls, that kinda tells the 
story. Another way is I talk to other techs and they tell me about losing 
"tons" of possible clients because they refuse to lower their $180 tuning 
fee. I probably end up with a fair amount of them. howabout your claim?

Terry Peterson



----Original Message Follows----
From: David Ilvedson &lt;ilvey@sbcglobal.net&gt;
Reply-To: ilvey@sbcglobal.net, Pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
To: &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
Subject: Re: tuning fee
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:56:02 -0800

You were the first to make a claim about 5 times as much work as the higher 
priced competition....how do you back it up?

David I.



----- Original message ----------------------------------------&gt;
From: pianolover 88 &lt;pianolover88@hotmail.com&gt;
To: &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
Received: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:23:43 -0800
Subject: Re: tuning fee

&gt;&lt;&lt;I charge more than most all of my competition, and they don't 
get as much
&gt;buisness as I do, no less five times more. I guess it's the old supply 
and
&gt;demand, if your phone rings off the hook ,you're worth more, than if 
you're
&gt;having to beat the bushes for customers.
&gt;Hazen Bannister&gt;&gt;


&gt;How do you know how many jobs  your &quot;competition&quot; is getting 
compared to
&gt;you? Do you see their books, or do you all compare notes every week? I'm
&gt;just curious.
&gt;Terry Peterson



&gt;----Original Message Follows----
&gt;From: Hazen Bannister &amp;lt;hazen@bannisterpiano.com&amp;gt;
&gt;Reply-To: Pianotech &amp;lt;pianotech@ptg.org&amp;gt;
&gt;To: Pianotech &amp;lt;pianotech@ptg.org&amp;gt;
&gt;Subject: Re: tuning fee
&gt;Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:46:44 -0500

&gt;pianolover 88 wrote:

&gt;&amp;gt;for every tuning a tech may charge $150, I will get 5X that many 
at
&gt;&amp;gt;$110.
&gt;&amp;gt;
&gt;&amp;gt;Terry Peterson
&gt;&amp;gt;
&gt;&amp;gt;
&gt;&amp;gt;
&gt;&amp;gt;
&gt;Hi,
&gt;I charge more than most all of my competition, and they don't get as 
much
&gt;buisness as I do, no less five times more. I guess it's the old supply 
and
&gt;demand, if your phone rings off the hook ,you're worth more, than if 
you're
&gt;having to beat the bushes for customers.
&gt;Hazen Bannister
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