Richard, I agree with Conrad's post, in addition to what I said in my previous post. Basing appointments on a specific time period with an hourly charge after that is a good way to protect yourelf. Dave Stahl Dave Stahl Piano Service 650-224-3560 dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net http://dstahlpiano.net/ -----Original Message----- From: hoffsoco at luther.edu To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 6:43 AM Subject: Re: pricing At 01:17 PM 9/19/2006 +0000, you wrote: >I'm thinking about pricing tunings based not only by pitch adjustment,but >also by piano type and age. >Spinets and pianos older than 20yrs, highest fee, nicer pianos less etc. >With more pianos and limited time, I would rather tune pianos that I could >get better results with and less headaches. >Any thoughts? >RU/UP I think you'd have to go to billing on an hourly basis, AND BE VERY EXPLICIT IN EXPLAINING IT, otherwise you'd probably get an "interesting reaction" from customers who have multiple genre pianos - churches/schools - when you present the bills... Conrad Hoffsommer All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy. ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060919/c32e21be/attachment.html
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