<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <FONT size=3>   I = read with interest the discussion on how techs charge...hourly fees, = etc.   If we base ourselves on hourly fees, do we not hurt our income in the long run?  I know how long it used to take me to do an action regulation = on a Yamaha Grand.  I now can do that same job in less than half the = time due to speed gained through experience.  Am I now to = be docked because I've attained more experience and skill?   It seems wrong that a person like myself who has been working for 30+ = years should have to contract more jobs just to keep up with the novice.  Even the auto repair industry has manuals listing = hours per job to charge. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    Interested to hear responses.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ted Rohde - Central Illinois</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Lurking in the Background.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>PS  Sorry for the virus problem several = weeks ago.  I didn't intentionally post messages to the site or even = know I had it until several of you informed me.  The computer went on = autopilot without my knowledge.  By all means, it's corrected with the newest = Norton updates.    My apologies!!!</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>