Joe, Ed Foote's post was excellent. I think it also depends on the area in which one resides. If people are used to paying higher prices for other service calls, then they will expect it for piano service calls. I went up at the first of the year. One of the things that helped me decide to do this was having several people comment on the bill, "Is that all it is? You were here for [xx:xx amount of time]." John Formsma -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Rosenberg Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 1:54 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano Hi, I'm a relatively new tuner in the urban/suburban Northeast. I would appreciate hearing from some of the members of this fine group as to what is a fair price to charge for a basic piano tuning. FYI, I have heard from a number of piano tuners that they felt that for the most part piano tuners undercharge. Whe I facture that sales tax, car expenses (tolls, gas, etc.) and travel time are deducted from the gross fee, I do not see how I can charge less than $100 for a basic tuning. Thanks in advance for your comments. Joe Rosenberg _______________________________________________ Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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