price raising

[Brian Trout]

Hi Keith,

I'm still at $65 here, too.  But I believe I'll be increasing my prices
shortly.  In about 3 weeks or so, I'll be in business for myself one full
year.  (Wow, that went fast!  It only seems like two or three months ago I
was starting up.)  So, it seems like an appropriate time to make an
increase, both in retail, and in wholesale prices.   I like Ed's idea of
$88.   The idea of $1 per key is intriguing.  But I don't think my area
would sustain that number for me at this time.  I believe the majority of
this area is between $65 and $75 per tuning, but I haven't checked lately.
Some move in $5 increments, some move in $1 increments.  Maybe some even go
by $0.50 increments.  (So in case anyone thinks the prices are being fixed,
it wouldn't last long enough to survive all the accusations before someone
would change.  That's just the way things work here.)

Just my $0.03

Brian Trout
Quarryville, PA
btrout@desupernet.net


----- Original Message -----
From: kmhamilton1 <kmhamilton1@email.msn.com>
Subject: Re: price raising


> What part of the country are you in Ed?
>
> Here in eastern Ohio most prices and the
> cost of living is 5 to 10 years behind
> the rest of the world.  I'm still at $65.
>
> Keith Hamilton, RPT
> Youngstown, OH