<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none">Give them an hourly rate...should take a couple of hours max...unless repairs<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Geoff Sykes" <THETUNER@IVORIES52.COM><BR>To: "Pianotech@Ptg. Org" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 5/22/2006 4:01:29 PM<BR>Subject: Yet another billing question<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=187565222-22052006>Greetings all --</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=187565222-22052006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=187565222-22052006>I have a customer with a home studio and for whom I tune their Yamaha C2. They recently acquired an old Fender Rhodes, a Clavinet and an old Wurlitzer electric piano. All three are in working order but they need tuning. I have never tuned any of these but I have done the research and know what the procedure is, and I'm confident that I can pull this off. But I'm having trouble deciding how much to charge for the job(s). Less than 88 notes, no unisons, but I still have to open it up and adjust some sensitive mechanics, and it's still a job for a tuner. So today's question is: of those of you who tune electrics, what percentage of your full rate do you charge? Or do you just charge full rate anyway?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=187565222-22052006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=187565222-22052006>With experience I learn to be less naive. But I'm still glad this list is here.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=187565222-22052006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=187565222-22052006>-- Geoff Sykes</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=187565222-22052006>-- Assoc. Los Angeles</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>