<!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>The national average is just that, an average.  = By itself it doesn't really mean that much and is hardly a reason for great angst.  Prices will vary as a function of cost of = living.  You wouldn't expect a tech in some small town in the Ozarks to get the same = price as someone in a very high cost of living area like New York or San Francisco.   Certainly, other trade fees vary as well.   That being said, the best way to raise your prices is = by doing quality work and increasing the demand for your services.  Testing = the upper end when you are only doing 3-5 tunings a week doesn't make = much sense.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">>The national average for a tuning is $75?<BR><BR>Man = oh man.  This really, truly -------- me off, to see such an incredibly <BR>low figure published as the national = average.<BR><BR>Is your time worth less than a plumber? A phone repairman? a mechanic at = <BR>a car dealer?<BR>A waiter in a fancy restaurant?<BR><BR><BR>DAVID ANDERSEN<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>