how to politely ask for a raise

[Kerry]

I went to an online Inflation calculator and figured the inflation rate from
January 2000 to December 2007 as 24.43%. So just to keep up with cost
average cost increases, if you were charging $80 for a tuning in January
2000, you should be charging $100 now. Here's the URL:

http://www.inflationdata.com/inflation/Inflation_Calculators/InflationCalcul
ator.asp

If nothing else, it's fun to play around with...

Kerry Kean




-----Original Message-----
From: David Ilvedson [mailto:ilvey at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:14 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: how to politely ask for a raise

1974-75 for me...I remember making a $100 in one day!!!!

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Fenton Murray" <fmurray at cruzio.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 2/6/2008 12:55:16 PM
Subject: Re: how to politely ask for a raise


>20 dollar tunings! My last $20. tuning was probably 1980. Those were the 
>days.
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Jon Page" <jonpage at comcast.net>
>To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 6:32 PM
>Subject: how to politely ask for a raise


>> It's a church, give them a discount and increase everyone else's rates.
>> Boost their fees in a few years when you raise your overall rates.
>>
>> I have a sliding scale, as I'm sure many have. The last of my $20 tunings
>> passed on a few years ago leaving only one @ $25 (a tuners daughter
>> in her 80's who gave me many of her father's tools many years ago).
>> These are elderly musicians on Social Security where tuning is a luxury.
>>
>> Don't forget the Greatest Generation.
>>
>> But don't mistake need for squandering to leave a bundle to their
heirs...
>> hopefully you can recognize the difference.  ;-)
>> -- 
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jon Page
>>
>>