It takes attending conventions, trying things out, getting it down to a science, and guaranteeing a certain results before you do it for a customer. I charge the cost of 4 tunings to do it. They are paying for knowledge gained from time and money spent. That's a bargain. Yes, I back up my work.<br><br><b><i></i></b><blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>> On 7/20/07, David Nereson <dnereson@4dv.net> wrote:<br>>><br>>><br>>> I'm wondering what folks out there are charging, typically, for CA <br>>> treating<br>>> an upright block, maybe expressed as a percent of tuning fee or hourly<br>>> rates.<br>>><br>>> Also, are you offering a warrantee?<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> Alan Barnard<br>>> Salem, MO<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> I charged $40 once, then a separate fee for the
tuning. There's a tech<br>>> around here who charges $650 [sic] !! I don't know how he justifies <br>>> that<br>>> except for telling the customer that the old way was to replace the<br>>> pinblock, re-pin, and restring for $2500 or so, after which $650 sounds<br>>> "dirt cheap" to them, he says. I know I'd have an extremely <br>>> difficult time<br>>> trying to sell the job for any more than about $200 tops.<br>>><br>>> --David Nereson, RPT<br></dnereson@4dv.net></blockquote><br> <BR><BR><DIV id=RTEContent> <DIV id=RTEContent> <DIV> <DIV>Vince Mrykalo RPT MPT</DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>University of Utah</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>"Minél több a változás, annál nagyobb az állandoság"</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>The more I learn, the less I know.</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A
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