<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C4B1E7.5F64A690">  <style>  </style> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="PersonName"/><o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="time"/><o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="date"/> </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue = style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> My philosophy is that procedures, like tuning, should earn one = more money than standard hourly shop work. It is the way most every other = profession charges. An ob doctor has a set fee for delivering a baby. It matters = not if you labor one hour or twenty. It doesn’t matter if you go one = month early and don’t’ get the final four office visits, either. For us, as we perfect our = techniques and time required goes down, our rates should not go down, they should = go up, if anything. The customer is getting a more experienced = tuner/technician, and our rates should reflect that. <o:p></o:p> <![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> Dean<o:p></o:p> Dean May             cell = 812.239.3359<o:p></o:p></font= > PianoRebuilders.com   = 812.235.5272<o:p></o:p></font= > Terre Haute IN  47802<o:p></o:p></font= > <= span class=EmailStyle19><!= [if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> -----Original Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On = Behalf Of David Love Sent: Thursday, October = 14, 2004 10:25 AM To: 'Pianotech' Subject: RE: Setting = Rates <![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> I think your = tuning rate should be based on what the job should take, about 1 hour give or = take.  If $90. is the going rate in = your area then use it.  If it takes = you longer because you are still increasing your speed then you might have = to eat that difference for awhile.  = But I would have a higher hourly rate relative to your tuning fee.   I would also have a = minimum charge for showing up to fix a problem unrelated to tuning.  If your tuning fee is $90. = then a minimum of $75. or so would be appropriate.  You can decide on a case by case basis whether that = is or isn’t appropriate.  = But you should have a set minimum that you quote.  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>= David Love <st1:PersonName>davidlovepianos@comcast.net</st1:Person= Name> <o:p></o:p><= /p> <div style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in = 0in 4.0pt'> ----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p> <div style='font-color:black'>From: <a href="mailto:toddpianoworks@yahoo.com" = title="toddpianoworks@yahoo.com">Matthew Todd</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" = title="pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span= > Sent: <st1:date = Month="10" Day="14" Year="2004">Thursday, October 14, 2004</st1:date> <st1:time Hour="8" Minute="12">8:12 = AM</st1:time><o:p></o:p> Subject: Setting Rates<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p><= /p> I was just curious.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p><= /p> Is everyones tuning rates reflect their "per hour" rate, or are = they both different.  i.e., if you had a tuning rate of, let's say, $90, = which may be a two hour tuning, does that mean the hourly rate would be $45 = for any other work you might do?  And if you go to a clients home and all = they want you to do is evaluate the piano, which can take only about half an = hour...<o:p></o:p><= /p>  <o:p></o:p><= /p> Just wondering what everyone has to say. Thanks!<o:p></o:p> Matthew Todd Todd Piano Works Piano Tuner/Technician Tuning - Repairing - Regulating <o:p></o:p><= /p> __________________________________= ________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com <o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>