Tuning price

[David Andersen]

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> Right ON, Alan.  Beautifully said. Bravo.
> 
> Why did we miss each other in KC?  I would have loved to meet you and buy you
> a cup of something.
> 
> David Andersen
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> Andrew said: "... the local rate here just does not creep up."
> 
> Nor will it ever. You have to forcibly, courageously jack it up. Don't wait
> for a schlock tooner to take the lead.
>  
> RPT's charging $50? I don't know your market but that rate hits me as
> borderline scandalous. Maybe if the pianos came to the tech--who could just
> sit there and tune one after another all day, and none would have extra
> problems, and nobody bothered him, no TV is running, no dogs are exploring his
> crotch, etc.--then $50 might be about right.
> 
> I certainly don't advocate creating friction with someone who is mentoring you
> (or anyone else, for that matter), but you three ought to do some research on
> local rates and have a SERIOUS discussion about fees: The philosophy, the
> market, your intestinal fortitude.
>  
> We frankly over-worry about accusations of price fixing, in my humble(?)
> opinion, and it holds down good, helpful discussions like we've had the last
> two days on the list. Do we not have non-PTG competitors? Does the market not
> create genuine limiting factors? It's only collusion if you own an absolute
> monopoly on the market or if PTG (at any level) officially set prices, even
> winkingly. But, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but,
> but, but, ... DO be scrupulously ethical, observing PTG guidelines, as well as
> state and local laws, at all times.
> 
> Just for reference: I live in a very rural area (Ozarks) where there is
> considerable under-employment and, generally, a poor economy. I started
> tuning--full-time right from the start--with a Yamaha PT100 II ETD, a recently
> studied Potter course, and a little bravado, but no one to "show me the
> ropes." My fee at that time was $65.
> I make it a point to always be the highest-rate tech in the area. Am I the
> best tuner? I'm not sure, probably not. It doesn't matter. I am always trying
> to be better, always trying to do my best, and always providing that little
> extra service.
> 
> People will have more respect for you, treat you better, and think of you more
> professionally when you get your rates UP. Also, you will gain better clients
> with better pianos. The ones that might drop off, you don't need anyway. This
> has been found true over and over and over again; and not just in the piano
> business, either.
>  
> Puff, pant ...
> 
> Alan Barnard
> Salem, Missouri



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