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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Will:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>waht part of NYS is that. there aren't =
alot of
tuners up here. A basic tun depends on distance traveled, time needed to =
tune,
and if the clients are repeat customers or institutions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rural areas demand a lot of =
traveling.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>wayne</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=wwickham@stny.rr.com =
href="mailto:wwickham@stny.rr.com">Will
Wickham</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 08, =
2006 10:01
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: What's a fair =
price to
charge for tuning a piano</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>For what it's worth: on those rare occasions when I've =
been
booked more than 3 weeks in advance the "missed"/forgotten appointment =
rate
goes up. I also suspect that there are a lot of folks that start =
shopping for
other tuners as well. I've found that in many cases, even with repeat
customers, people call today because they are having a party or sing =
along
next week and wouldn't be willing to wait that long anyway.<BR><BR>As =
for
pricing: In my area of upstate mostly rural New York prices range from =
$45 to
80 for a basic tuning. <BR><BR>will wickham<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>On Feb =
8, 2006,
at 5:07 PM, pianotune05@comcast.net wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param Arial>I'm =
curious,<?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial>Why would it be a =
bad
thing to be booked well in advance. I know a guy who 's booked =
6 weeks
or so in advance. I think that would be a good thing, and =
knowing my
financial situation, I sure wish I was booked =
solid.<?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial>Marshall<?/fontfamily><BR> <BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: =
A440A@aol.com<BR><BR>> Joseph writes:<BR>> <BR>> << =
Whe I
facture that sales tax, car<BR>> <BR>> expenses (tolls, gas, =
etc.)
and travel time are<BR>> <BR>> deducted from the gross fee, =
I do not
see how I can<BR>> <BR>> charge less than $100 for a basic =
tuning.
>> <BR>> <BR>> In the beginning, you will have to =
charge
little enough to simply attract the<BR>> customers that are =
price
shopping. You will want to move out of this category<BR>> as =
fast as
you can. You will do this by impressing enough customers so =
that<BR>>
word of mouth, (is there anywhere else words come from?, uh, I =
know a
couple<BR>> of people that talk out their a. ahhhh, well, I'll =
just let
that be), begins<BR>> to fill your schedule.<BR>> As soon as =
you
realize that you are missing customers b! ecause you don't<BR>> =
have
time to get to them, you will realize that you are not charging
enough.<BR>> You will then raise your price until you have more =
time
than customers, oops,<BR>> charging too much? You will know if =
your
calls begin to drop off. (or maybe<BR>> you let your quality
slip).<BR>> Return customers are the lifeblood of a service =
business,
unless you<BR>> advertise so heavily that you don't need them, =
(hard to
do). Do what you can to <BR>> make your customers feel like =
they got
their money's worth. Customers usually<BR>> don't think in =
terms of
dollars, but rather, what value they think they are<BR>> =
receiving.
Also remember that 90% of communication is non-verbal, so if you
are<BR>> confident that your price and the quality of your =
service are
equal, your<BR>> body language, tone of voice, and general =
bearing will
put the customer at ease.<BR>> A long term tech, with a large =
body of
work and customers behind th! em,<BR>> will comfortably charge =
more
than the beginner. In Nashville, the price of a <BR>> tuning =
varies
from $60 to $130, depending on who is doing it. I have =
customers<BR>>
that feel much better paying me twice as much as the last tuner =
they
employed.<BR>> <BR>> If you are booked two months in =
advance, you
are not charging enough.<BR>> If your phone is not ringing, you =
may be
pricing yourself too high. The only<BR>> way to find your =
comfort zone
is to get in the business and learn.<BR>> good luck,<BR>> =
<BR>>
<BR>> Ed Foote RPT<BR>>
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html<BR>>
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html<BR>> <BR>> =
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