Thank's Barrie, >Well the set price recommended by the PTA is > >Fine tuning in a poor area £28.60 I charge £31.00 - US $43.00 >Fine tuning in a well off area 38.15 I live in a poor area EEC class 2 >EEC class 1 is 3rd world. > >£31 = $43.00 @ $1.40 to the £. A paint of bear is £1.60 in my local >and a big Mack in £1.40 you don't want to know what a gallon of petrol >is. I tune 15 to 20 pianos a week - depending how much workshop work and >computer work I have, this can go down to 10 a week. > >Below are the European tuning fees do not know if the are to lowest or >just average, in the UK tuners normally don't charge VAT unless they >turnover more than £45,000 > >Norway £70.00 + Vat @ 25% >Suisse £58,50 ? >Sweden £54.60 + Vat @ 25% >Danmark £53.30 + Vat @ 25% >Finland £48.10 + Vat @ 22% >Germany £44.20 + Vat @ 16% >France £40.30 + Vat @ 20,6% >Italy £35.10 + Vat @ 19% >Spain £35.10 + Vat @ 16% >Belgium £33.80 + Vat @ 21% >Holland £26.00 + Vat @ 17,5% > >The ABPT and IMIT don't advise they leave it up to the individual. > >I don't think discussing international tuning fees would infringe anti >trust laws. > >Barrie > >-- >Barrie Heaton PGP key on request http://www.a440.co.uk/ >AcryliKey Ivory Repair System UK © http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/ >The U.K. Piano Page © http://www.uk-piano.org/ > Home to the UK Piano Industry >
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