<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Paul McCloud said</FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">You need to find your hourly rate, based upon your lifestyle, expenses, etc.  <br> Figure how much you need per month, and then find an hourly rate that will get <br> you what you need.  If you're only part time, divide by an appropriate number of <br> hours in a month.  Figure an hour and a half for tuning, and that's your price <br> for tuning.  Guestimate the time for touchup regulation, multiply it by your <br> hourly rate, and now you have the total price.  <br> <br> </div> </FONT> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Norbert</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div>For a very in depth explanation on how to figure out how much to charge, I would suggest you buy my book. "The Business of Piano Tuning", for sale from Randy Potter. I have a chapter dedicated to figuring out how much to charge. Then you can base your discount to stores and dealers on your regular rate. </div> <div> </div> <div>Willem Blees RPT</div> <div>Hawaii <br> <br> </div> <div style="CLEAR: both"> <div> </div> </div> <br> <br> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Paul McCloud <pmc033@earthlink.net><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Sat, Mar 31, 2012 10:24 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] estimated fees<br> <br> <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12px" id=AOLMsgPart_0_d1379711-930d-4f94-b48c-b6953b0b6cd9><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>I won't give specifics, but I have a question first. Is this going to be paid by the customer, or the store where they bought it from? I usually give a store a courtesy discount on my rate, but it's up to you. To get a feel for prices, just pretend you're a customer and call a few techs. Look in Craigslist. That's where most of the newbie techs advertise, and have the lowest prices. Then call the RPT's in the phone book, and ask them anonymously. Or have a neighbor or friend do it for you. You'll get a feel for the local rates. You need to find your hourly rate, based upon your lifestyle, expenses, etc. Figure how much you need per month, and then find an hourly rate that will get you what you need. If you're only part time, divide by an appropriate number of hours in a month. Figure an hour and a half for tuning, and that's your price for tuning. Guestimate the time for touchup regulation, multiply it by your hourly rate, and now you have the total price. If you're working for a store, you can discount your rate as a business courtesy if you like, and hopefully you can end up with a new client in your database. Hope that helps. Paul McCloud San Diego ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heritage Pianos" <<A href="mailto:excelpianos@telus.net">excelpianos@telus.net</A>> To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 11:15:17 AM Subject: [pianotech] estimated fees Hi there: Wondering if we could get estimate for average PTG charges involving one tuning and touch up regulation in customer's home after piano being delivered. This concerning a new grand delivered to customer in fully prepped condition before. We have for many years given this type after service to PTG members appreciating what a fair fee for this type work would be suggested or considered. Thank you very much Norbert Marten Heritage Pianos Ltd </TT></PRE></div> </div> </font>