tuning fee

[pianolover 88]

<<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>>l


There's YOUR "claim" above. Care to read your own post again? And how can it 
be "guess work" when I get the facts from other techs as well as customers?  
I rest my case. Next case please.

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: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:07:19 -0800

It's not my claim...and yours sounds like quesswork...

David I.



----- Original message ----------------------------------------&gt;
From: pianolover 88 &lt;pianolover88@hotmail.com&gt;
To: &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;
Received: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:37:50 -0800
Subject: Re: tuning fee

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

&gt;David I.&gt;&gt;

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

&gt;Terry Peterson



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

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

&gt;David I.



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

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


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



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

&gt;&amp;gt;pianolover 88 wrote:

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