I don't suppose the more expensive technician considers you one of those "tooners"? David I. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: pianolover 88 <pianolover88@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:01:39 -0800 Subject: Re: tuning fee ><<Also...why not lower your price? think about all the extra work you'd >get...;-] >David I>> >I get plenty of work for what I charge for my services. I would have no >problem raising my fee when/if necessary. I do understand those who feel >the need to charge $150 or whatever, especially if they have a big overhead- >kids, college fund, clothing, medical, car(s) payments, mortgage, credit >card debt, maybe drug/alcohol dependecy, debt owed to loan sharks, >out-of-control gambling problem, etc. I try to base my fees on the average >for my area. Of course, there are those "tooners" out there who will charge >only $55 or $60. Sooner or later, the piano owner(s) will call me or another >qualified tech to "fix" the mess left behind by the "hit 'n run" tooners. >Terry Peterson >----Original Message Follows---- >From: David Ilvedson <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> >Reply-To: ilvey@sbcglobal.net, Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Subject: Re: tuning fee >Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:13:01 -0800 >Also...why not lower your price? think about all the extra work you'd >get...;-] >David I >----- Original message ----------------------------------------> >From: pianolover 88 <pianolover88@hotmail.com> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Received: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:37:50 -0800 >Subject: Re: tuning fee >><<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 >>&gt;_______________________________________________ >>&gt;pianotech list info: >https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>&gt;_______________________________________________ >>&gt;pianotech list info: >https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>_______________________________________________ >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>_______________________________________________ >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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