Tim: You're right. If there were no one else in Dallas but me I'm sure I could get $1,000 per tuning but I think congress would start looking at a windfall profits tax for me as they should be doing with oil companies now (IMHO). dave David M. Porritt dporritt at smu.edu -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Tim Geinert Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 10:03 AM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] (OT) Job Available At some level I know that some of what Ed says is right, but I don't believe it is an absolute. Especially in this scenario(Katrina, people moving around, etc), and in some others as well, to push the market to whatever it can possibly bear pushes past the truth of knowing you are worth what you are charging to outright arrogance and profiteering and immorality. It can't ever be right to kick someone when they are down just because you can! Good luck, Lance! Tim G. ----- Original Message ----- From: <A440A at aol.com> To: <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:58 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] (OT) Job Available > Lance writes: > > << I need three > of me. Our tuning fees range $100-135 and I have more work than two > more techs could handle. >> > > Greetings, > If the phone isn't ringing, the prices are too high, (or quality is too > low). If you are booked more than three weeks in advance, there is > something > else going on. It doesn't matter what the price is, if a tech is > turning > down tunings for lack of time, they are underpriced! > 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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