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

[Duaine Hechler]

Does a washing machine tech charge you for spraying contact cleaner of
the contacts under the dial - hell, yes.

(showing my age) Does a TV repair man charge you for reseting the tubes
in your TV - hell, yes.

I could go on - but - we ain't got all day ...

Why should we be any different ?

Thankfully, when I find myself in this position - there is always more
to be done.

Duaine
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of David Nereson
> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 2:50 AM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: [pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost nothing
>
>     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 
>
>
>   


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Duaine Hechler
Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ
Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
Reed Organ Society Member
Florissant, MO 63034
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www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com
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