Tuning price

[Andrew Olson]

This is all well and good-- EXCEPT-- here in Door County, WI there are two
RPT's who both charge $50 for a tuning.  I am apprenticing with one of them
and he charges $75 a tuning down in Lake Geneva- which is 4 hours away.  The
rate in Green Bay-- which is an hour away-- is $75.  But, the local rate
here just does not creep up.  I am not an RPT but hope to be someday
soon...but it doesn't make sense for me to charge more than the RPT's.  What
can I do?  I agree that it is too cheap.

Andrew Olson

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
Behalf Of pianolover 88
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 1:58 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Tuning price


It seems UTTERLY apparent that those who get soooooo upset that others
"don't charge enough", are REALLY upset because they're losing business to
those techs that charge LESS for the "same" service. I happen to agree that
many "tooners" are charging rediculously low fees, whch does make some of us
feel the need to justify our higher fees; I do not feel that need. My work
speaks for itself and my referals prove it. There are some piano owners out
there (probably quite a few) who want to spend the absolute LEAST amount of
money as possible, and IMHO you can have them. Of course, I try never miss
the opportuninty to educate potential and yes, IGNORANT (of their pianos, of
course) clients as to the care and feeding of their instruments.
Terry Peterson

<br><br><br>----Original Message Follows----<br>From: David Andersen
&lt;david@davidandersenpianos.com&gt;<br>Reply-To: Pianotech
&lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;<br>To: Pianotech
&lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;<br>Subject: Re: Tuning price<br>Date: Mon, 20 Jun
2005 23:35:15 -0700<br><br>So I thought I was gonna just let this one go,
shock everybody with my high<br>LA prices, and leave it at that, but I
can't.  Thank you, Brad Smith, for<br>saying eloquently what I'm going to
say a little more forcefully.<br><br>Most of us have an unbelievably varied
and custom skillset; we are honest,<br>and careful, and do the best job we
can; why the HELL do some of us persist<br>in thinking we're not as worthy
as the plumber or the cable guy of getting<br>paid what we're worth?  Fifty
bucks for 60-90 minutes of focused, difficult,<br>custom professional work?
That's pathetic, in Minot, ND, or anywhere else.<br>$91.00 in London or
Amsterdam is pathetic. Can I vent?<br><br>We have spent our entire history
as piano artisans, by and large,<br>undervaluing our skills and work; I see
it all over; if I hear another<br>pianotech tell me they can't charge any
more because people don't really<br>give a s**t, or can't hear the
difference, or whatever excuse they come up<br>with, I think I'll throw up.
I work my a** off to do the highest quality<br>work, provide my customers
with beauty and enjoyment, educate them, and<br>allow them to relax and
trust that they will be taken care of.  How much is<br>that worth?<br><br>I
heard a guy teaching a class at a national convention say that a pair
of<br>pliers that cost maybe $60 was the most expensive tool he ever bought,
and<br>that he just can't see spending money on tools for &quot;just
pianos.&quot;<br>What can I say? What if your doctor felt that way?  Or your
accountant?<br>Or your gardener, for God's sake?  Wake up, ladies and
gentlemen.<br>You need to take care of your families and get paid what
you're worth.<br><br>You caught me in a cranky, preachy
mood....rrrrrrrr.<br><br>David
Andersen<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>piano
tech
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