What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano

[Avery]

Because he tuned very softly (used to working in a store and not 
bothering the customers/salesmen!
Couldn't hold up to university piano students for 15+ hrs. a day!

Avery

At 01:45 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote:
>Why didn't his tunings hold?
>Marshall
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>>At 01:15 PM 2/9/2006, you wrote:
>>>At 01:01 PM 2/9/2006 -0600, you wrote:
>>>>Conrad,
>>>>
>>>>Unfortunately, there's a store here in Houston that will only pay 
>>>>$15.00 for a store tuning. And damn it, there are tuners here who 
>>>>will do it for that! :-(
>>>>
>>>>Avery
>>>
>>>
>>>I got $12.50, but that was in '79. I could fill my gas tank for $5 
>>>then. Those tooners all on foot?  Sleep under bridges? Shopping 
>>>carts for tool kits?
>>Actually, no. But two of them that I know of are blind. IMO, I 
>>think they're afraid to say no to that price for fear of losing the 
>>work. One of them used to tune our "lease" pianos but the tuning 
>>wouldn't last 'till he got out the door! Now I'm doing them for 
>>that price because I got tired of having to redo them anyway. For 
>>free! At least I don't have to go anywhere. He actually had a 
>>driver he had to pay!
>>Avery
>>
>>>Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
>>>Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
>>>1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
>>>
>>>- Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score,
>>>- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
>>>
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