Tuning price

[pianolover 88]

It seems UTTERLY apparent that those who get soooooo upset that others 
"don't charge enough", are REALLY upset because they're losing business to 
those techs that charge LESS for the "same" service. I happen to agree that 
many "tooners" are charging rediculously low fees, whch does make some of us 
feel the need to justify our higher fees; I do not feel that need. My work 
speaks for itself and my referals prove it. There are some piano owners out 
there (probably quite a few) who want to spend the absolute LEAST amount of 
money as possible, and IMHO you can have them. Of course, I try never miss 
the opportuninty to educate potential and yes, IGNORANT (of their pianos, of 
course) clients as to the care and feeding of their instruments.
Terry Peterson

<br><br><br>----Original Message Follows----<br>From: David Andersen 
&lt;david@davidandersenpianos.com&gt;<br>Reply-To: Pianotech 
&lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;<br>To: Pianotech 
&lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;<br>Subject: Re: Tuning price<br>Date: Mon, 20 Jun 
2005 23:35:15 -0700<br><br>So I thought I was gonna just let this one go, 
shock everybody with my high<br>LA prices, and leave it at that, but I 
can't.  Thank you, Brad Smith, for<br>saying eloquently what I'm going to 
say a little more forcefully.<br><br>Most of us have an unbelievably varied 
and custom skillset; we are honest,<br>and careful, and do the best job we 
can; why the HELL do some of us persist<br>in thinking we're not as worthy 
as the plumber or the cable guy of getting<br>paid what we're worth?  Fifty 
bucks for 60-90 minutes of focused, difficult,<br>custom professional work? 
That's pathetic, in Minot, ND, or anywhere else.<br>$91.00 in London or 
Amsterdam is pathetic. Can I vent?<br><br>We have spent our entire history 
as piano artisans, by and large,<br>undervaluing our skills and work; I see 
it all over; if I hear another<br>pianotech tell me they can't charge any 
more because people don't really<br>give a s**t, or can't hear the 
difference, or whatever excuse they come up<br>with, I think I'll throw up. 
I work my a** off to do the highest quality<br>work, provide my customers 
with beauty and enjoyment, educate them, and<br>allow them to relax and 
trust that they will be taken care of.  How much is<br>that worth?<br><br>I 
heard a guy teaching a class at a national convention say that a pair 
of<br>pliers that cost maybe $60 was the most expensive tool he ever bought, 
and<br>that he just can't see spending money on tools for &quot;just 
pianos.&quot;<br>What can I say? What if your doctor felt that way?  Or your 
accountant?<br>Or your gardener, for God's sake?  Wake up, ladies and 
gentlemen.<br>You need to take care of your families and get paid what 
you're worth.<br><br>You caught me in a cranky, preachy 
mood....rrrrrrrr.<br><br>David 
Andersen<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>pianotech 
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