Pitch Raise Pricing

[Dean May]

I tell people it could be anywhere between my standard rate and almost twice
my standard rate, depending on how bad it is. Some of those boogers that are
150 to 200 cents flat just beat the tar out of you by the time you are done.
Compensate yourself (and concurrently punish them for letting it go so long)
accordingly. My rule of thumb is add $1 for every cent it was flat, starting
at $20 up to the maximum. It also largely depends on their attitude. :-)

 

I also tell them if it has been that long since the piano was tuned there
likely will be other adjustments or repairs needed. If you pre-sell over the
phone when setting up the appointment there won't be any surprises and it
won't just sound like you are trying to gouge them after you get there. 

 

Dean

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On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at yahoo.com>
wrote:

How much do you normally charge for a pitch raise?  Do you base the price
off of your regular tuning rate?  Say you charge $100 for a standard tuning.
Would you say a pitch raise would be half of the tuning rate, or more?

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