[pianotech] business

[paul bruesch]

With all the "competition" that most of us have out there, I think we can
pretty much charge what we want. If someone is hungry enough to tune a
square for $85, and if my back hurts just thinking about it, I'll gladly let
the $85 tuner eat today. And if I tried to charge $200 to tune a "regular"
piano, I'd get mighty hungry.

That said, the only work I've ever turned down was either something that's
beyond my capability (concert tuning, pinblock, etc.,)  work that's way far
away, and one person who's quite a distance plus his piano is mediocre
(being kind) and he's a truly bizarre in a very uncomfortable way. And
pianos being mediocre is par for the course on my client list.

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 5:39 PM, <tnrwim at aol.com> wrote:

>
>  Non digital player pianos fall into the same category as squares for me.
> I like regulating grand dampers. I don't use clips on bridle straps. I don't
> mind tuning cheap spinets.
>
>  Terry Farrell
>
> So should I charge extra to regulate grand dampers and tune the cheap
> spinet? When I mean extra, I mean more than my normal hourly rate.
>
> Wim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Thu, Jul 1, 2010 2:14 pm
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] business
>
>  Non digital player pianos fall into the same category as squares for me.
> I like regulating grand dampers. I don't use clips on bridle straps. I don't
> mind tuning cheap spinets.
>
>  Terry Farrell
>
>  On Jul 1, 2010, at 3:02 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:
>
>
>  I do charge more per hour for squares. It doesn't hurt my back at all. I
> just hate "tuning" the untunable. Most tech simply refuse to work on them.
> There is a reason for that. I need to have a smile on my face while working.
> Charging more per hour while working on a square puts that smile on my face.
>
>
>  If you choose to not charge a different hourly rate for distasteful work,
> then by all means do so.  :-)
>
>  Terry Farrell
>
> Terry
>
> I see your point. But why stop at squares? Why not charge exra for
> regulating grand dampers, putting clip on bridle straps on an old upright,
> or tuning a cheap spinet? Maybe you do. :)
>
> Wim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Thu, Jul 1, 2010 11:16 am
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] business
>
> I do charge more per hour for squares. It doesn't hurt my back at all. I
> just hate "tuning" the untunable. Most tech simply refuse to work on them.
> There is a reason for that. I need to have a smile on my face while working.
> Charging more per hour while working on a square puts that smile on my face.
>
>
>  If you choose to not charge a different hourly rate for distasteful work,
> then by all means do so.  :-)
>
>  Terry Farrell
>
>
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