[pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost nothing

[David Nereson]

    A piano teacher (not my client) calls me out of the blue to 
come remove a pencil as soon as possible.  It sure seems 
callous, unfeeling, gouging, and unprofessional to charge a full 
minimum 1-hour billing fee of $75 just to remove the pencil. 
But if we don't, then word gets around that we're cheap, so 
everyone calls expecting low rates, and we end up working for 
free, almost.  So do I go ahead and charge $75 just to remove a 
pencil?
    --David Nereson, RPT