<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16544" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Comments interspersed:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>William<BR><BR>There is a big diffrence between $45 and $150. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Exaggeration for affect.  Didn't mean to confuse things here.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>I agree with Michelle. Charge what you feel comfortable charging, while making a comfortable living.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Fine.  I know a fellow here who is comfortable charging $55 for a tuning, and feels he makes a decent living.  His market would easily support $85.  I think he's being unfair to himself and his family.  I guess it's not for me to judge, eh?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Each person should judge for themselves what the custmers are comfortable paying. In a sparsely populated outlying county, word gets around very fast. Although Michele might be the best tuner around, the piano is not a necessity of life. If the people think they are being taken advantage of, they will stop having their pianos serviced, and she'll be out of job. <BR></DIV> <DIV>Wim <BR><BR> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Sure, so don't take advantage of them.  I'm not suggesting that.  I thought I was pretty clear in my post that I recognize the difference between gouging and being fair to yourself.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>