charge for time?

[piannaman at aol.com]

I don't charge mileage if I can book several appointments in an area on the same day.  I try to keep my rates high enough so that I'm compensated for my drive time without having to justify extra costs to my customers.  When I start to whine about gas prices, I raise my rates.
 
Pianos are indeed a luxury item.  People often don't see their maintenance as a necessity.  We sure do!  Without pianos, we might have to work in cubicles.  Maybe we should charge more than electricians or plumbers....on the other hand, without the basics like power, water, and plumbing, would owning a piano be even a remote possibility for anyone?
 
Probable priority list for the average homeowner:
 
Food
Rent/mortgage
Water/Power
car
medical/dental
education
communication/media
entertainment
veterinarian
luxury items(like piano maintenance which should actually be up there in the education slot, IMHO)
 
 
Dave Stahl, RPT (I'll raise my rates a tad for uprgrading, too....:-)

Dave Stahl Piano Service
650-224-3560
dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net
http://dstahlpiano.net/

 
-----Original Message-----
From: pianotuna at accesscomm.ca
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Mon, 7 May 2007 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: charge for time?


Hi John,

Piano work comes under luxury items. Therefore we really ought to charge
more than your Electrician.

At 04:26 PM 5/7/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>This is what I do, too.
>
>I was working at a house where an electrician was also working. Asked
>him about his rates, and his company charges $57/hr from the time they
>leave the shop until they return. This was a couple years ago, so it'
>s probably higher now. Maybe that will give a little perspective for
>us, although I tend to think most people don't consider the need for
>electrical the same way as the need for piano work.
>
>JF
>
>On 5/7/07, Joey Recker <joey at onkeypiano.com> wrote:
>> I only charge for my time "on the job".  I charge a mileage fee for any
trip
>> over 30 miles.  If I have three customers in the area I waive that fee (I
>> figure it's worth the trip, and it encourages far-out folks to find me new
>> customers or schedule when I'm in the area).  Works well for me.  I work in
>> a mostly rural area.
>>
>> Joey
>
>
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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