charge for time

[Willem Blees]

Steve

As a follow up. I understand how you want to treat the school fairly. But at the same time, you don't want them to take advantage of you. Even though you've been with them for 20 years without a contract, you're still "hired help". What you might want to do, so that there will be no surprises, is tell your "boss", what you are planning to charge. If he/she seems to be surprised with it, then you might want to work out a compromise of some sort. 


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Honolulu, HI
Author of 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Sandstrom <sandstromsw at hotmail.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 4:39 am
Subject: Re: charge for time




??? This is school that is willing to spend money on their pianos. They have always taken care of the pianos better then most schools do. They know it will cost them more for me to stay and are willing to pay whatever. Most groups that they have come in only need the piano tuned the day of the concert. I have worked for this school 20 years or so and have never had any written contract. They just plan on me taking care of the pianos. They have only around 30 pianos. I will probably just figure a charge for the time I'm there in addition to the tuning fees. I'm not going to over charge them as I like the job. I just wondered what techs did?

?

?Thanks,? Steve Sandstrom


----- Original Message ----- 

From: Phil Bondi 

To: Pianotech List 

Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 8:20 AM

Subject: Re: charge for time



Steve, there's too many variables to give a pat 
answer. College= they keep you busy and 
historically they have no money to pay techs 
what they're worth in a situation like this - 
They keep their pianos in good condition= 'why 
do I need to be around (is it in the rider) or a 
requirement from the College to cover potential 
back-side embarrassment?

This could be classified as 'stand'by' and in 
which case you charge either by your hourly rate 
or by the 1/4 hr. - whatever your AGREEMENT is 
with the venue.

You need to make yourself happy..or have an 
agreement with the college about concert work 
which is agreeable to both side.

Like I said - no easy solution in my opinion.

-Phil Bondi(Fl)





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