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

[David Love]

Your point is good.  We shouldn't be bashful about charging for our time.
But neither should we be so doctrinaire that we can't recognize the occasion
to make an exception.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Gerald Groot
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 3:50 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost
nothing

 

I understand David.  I'd be lying if I said I've never done likewise.  We do
what we have to do when we have to do it.  

 

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Love
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 6:45 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost
nothing

 

I have no problem charging for my services (as I'm sure some of my customers
would tell you!).  Once in awhile you give something back.  At the end of it
all I'm not going to be reminiscing about that time I was man enough to
charge Mrs. O'leary $75.00 to rescue her pencil.  But I might be thinking
about the times I did something nice for someone.  Whichever way you decide
to handle it, it's not really all that important in the whole scheme of
things.    

 

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Gerald Groot
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 3:18 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost
nothing

 

Because all other service industries charge for their service.  I'm trying
to stress that as my point.  It seems that many piano technicians are of the
mindset that they are exempt from that privilege.  

 

 


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