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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Funny question, Hourly =
rates should
be worked out in relation to your expenses, overheads and expected =
income
divided by the total hours you want to work per year.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Setting hourly rates to =
that of the
next guy is doing great disservice to the industry</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=pianotuning@instrumentalinks.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 07, 2004 =
5:36
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> hourly rates</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=367133317-06082004><FONT face="Lucida Sans" =
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size=2>Hello. I'm fairly new (have been working on pianos for =
about 10
months). What do you charge as an hourly rate for labor =
when
working on a piano? <BR>Thanks, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=367133317-06082004><FONT face="Lucida Sans" =
color=#ff0000
size=2>Jon Lindblom</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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