<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>DIV { MARGIN: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>Typically stores pay more for warranty tunings than in-store.  For me, it was about 2/3 of my regular rate.  = You're right: you will get the customer.  Heck, I pay $5 referrals for a new customer!  I don't charge mileage within 20 miles or so; YMMV (!).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>In-store tunings seem to be dirt cheap.  I've = been paid $25 in MN, and $18 in WV - last year!  The bargain is to get = in-store referrals in exchange.  This worked out great for me, though, as = the number of floor tunings was very low, and the number of referral calls was = high.  If the ratio were reversed, it would be a problem for me.  But = people have remembered the store's phone number for years; you really leverage their = advertising.  Sometimes they'll even add "tuning" as a service to = their Yellow Pages and other ads for you (without your name, of = course).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>In-store repairs of new pianos should be covered by = the manufacturer, so you should get your regular hourly rate.  For used = pianos, you'll have to work out your own rate (are there other people who can do = them?).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Make sure to put out a stack of your cards when you = tune in-store.  I've been asked by customers "Do you tune outside the store?".  Find out when they're busy, and avoid those times = (usually Thursday thru Sunday), unless you like trying to hear beats when the = digital behind you is being pounded on...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>It's an excellent way to start out.  You can = take as long as you need, you don't have big hassles trying to find the place or make = small talk with customers, and the pianos are in good shape = (usually!).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</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=rsanbornmorgan@yahoo.com href="mailto:rsanbornmorgan@yahoo.com">Richard Morgan</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> Friday, January 20, 2006 = 12:47 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Warranty tuning</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, = times, serif"> <DIV>Warranty tunings:  how much, and how figured?  The = store I'm in conversation with wants to pay half the usual tuning rate.  Is = this common?  Their rationale is that the customer will then be = mine.  Do you charge mileage on top of that rate?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What about in-store repair, regulation and tuning?  = Hourly?  Percentage of tuning fee?  Percentage of hourly rate?  It's certainly not very lucrative, except to those of us getting = started.  My problem is "I'm just a guy who can't say no."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Richard</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>