big city rates

[Bob Hull]

Exactly, Ed.  ...........Our price cannot be raised at
the house with the benz ...

Sorry I forgot to sign:

Bob Hull


--- Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> We have a local guy who says he charges according to
> the "thickness of the
> carpet"................    I sort of like to keep
> that in mind as I consider
> what I will charge, because usually I really cheat
> myself, especially if it
> is some little old lady on fixed income.   If the
> carpet is really thick,
> then I will actually charge for a 20-cent pitch
> raise, when I often don't,
> since I use an ETD and generally go through all
> pianos twice anyhow.  I was
> in a home this week where the lady teaches in a
> private school and doesn't
> make enough to get her learning disabled kid in, so
> I extra work for which I
> didn't charge. I don't up my fees in the wealthy
> homes, but I do give myself
> permission to charge extra for neglected pianos, and
> will charge for some
> repairs I would just sort of gloss over in homes
> where people are rather
> strapped.  The guy who charges by "thickness of
> carpet" is actually highly
> scrupulous and his business ethics actually are
> totally above reproach.  I
> just remind myself at times that I do deserve to
> earn a living wage, which I
> so often forget untill I have to pay a "living bill"
> for something like auto
> or aircondditioning............
> les bartlett
> www.bartlettpianoservice.com 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of A440A at aol.com
> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 1:34 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: big city rates
> 
> Sid writes: 
> << > In my rural area, I am on the verge of charging
> these people with 
> 
> > their second homes and second
> 
> > decorator Steinways big city rates.  Likely triple
> my norm.
> 
> > >>
> 
> Greetings,
>   This appears to be a classic case of opportunism. 
> If "these people" come
> to find out that you are charging them more than
> your norm because they are
> wealthy, (and it will happen), you can kiss your
> reputation and future
> income from them good-bye.  Also, if you charge more
> because the customer is
> rich, you cannot say your price and your quality are
> linked.  There is
> nothing but trouble ahead for this business
> approach.  
>     Your integrity will be measured by how closely
> your word and your deed
> match one another.  Will you honestly tell customers
> that your price depends
> on how much money they have?  
> Regards,  
>  
> Ed Foote RPT
> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
> www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
>  
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