<!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 size=2>I charge a flat rate based on and if the piano needs = a pitch correction an additional charge of about 40% of my usual fee.  If = the piano is still pretty much in tune and it doesn't need much, I try and find = something else to do.  A bit of regulation, voicing (although I always try = and spend at least a few minutes touching up the voicing with through the = strings voicing.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I like Richard Brekne's method the best (I think it = was Richard).  Charge a fee based on a 1.5 hour visit.  Whatever = you can do in that time is what gets done.  If the piano doesn't need much = tuning you do something else.  It allows you to address the pianos needs = without getting into lengthy explanations and justifications with he customer.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jkanter@rollingball.com = href="mailto:jkanter@rollingball.com">Jason Kanter</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> February 01, 2002 10:01 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pricing Models</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Pricing Models</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>I am musing about pricing models = for tuning. Most tuners seem to charge a fixed rate plus additional for a pitch = raise. This seems to be equivalent to one rate for a one-pass tuning and a = second rate (less than double) for a two-pass tuning. What variations exist = in your pricing models?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Does anyone charge a sliding scale = based on average cents out-of-tune? This would enable a lower rate for pianos = that are very close to tune (average less than 2 cents flat); it would be = relatively easy to measure/calculate with an ETD; and it would further incent = customers to keep their pianos in tune. It might also tally closer with the = degree of effort to get the piano into proper tune. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Reactions?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><BR>|| ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || = ||| || ||| || ||| || |||<BR> jason kanter * piano tuning * piano teaching<BR> bellevue, wa * 425 562 4127 * cell 425 831 1561<BR> orcas island * 360 376 2799<BR>|| ||| || ||| || ||| || = ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || |||<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>