Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
Since I'm a piano tuner/rebuilder, I have a fair grasp of what Muttley and Light are saying as a piano buisiness is pretty similar to a luthiers' although we don't build our own pianos ..... basically ALL our buisiness is some form of repair or tuning.
But you're entitled to charge whatever you wish to charge and the public can choose whether or not to use your services.
If no one uses you ...... then you're charging too much .
If you have more work than you can handle, then you're charging too little.
And if you do superior work, you can charge more than some guitar 'butcher'.
I have absolutely no problem with craftsmen getting a good living if they're able to.
And the reason that I'm so quick to do a lot of work myself is 'cause I can.
But the newbies do need to understand that learning to do this kind of stuff to your own gits carries a certain risk of screwing it up.
And it's very likely that no newbie should fool around with nitro, or for that matter, grinding mother of pearl carries some risks ..... the dust really needs to not be breathed.
So while I'm a big proponent of doing it yourself if you wish to try and learn (and I have explained to many piano customers how they can do a repair themselves and save some money), there can be no doubt that my over 30 years of experience lets me diagnose and fix a problem in minutes that they will never ever figure out period.
So YAY to all small buisiness men and while I'll mostly tend to jump in and say "do it yourself", it's because I believe in learning about that stuff and not because I think Light or Muttley overcharge. They are entitled to be paid for their knowledge.
But you're entitled to charge whatever you wish to charge and the public can choose whether or not to use your services.
If no one uses you ...... then you're charging too much .
If you have more work than you can handle, then you're charging too little.
And if you do superior work, you can charge more than some guitar 'butcher'.
I have absolutely no problem with craftsmen getting a good living if they're able to.
And the reason that I'm so quick to do a lot of work myself is 'cause I can.
But the newbies do need to understand that learning to do this kind of stuff to your own gits carries a certain risk of screwing it up.
And it's very likely that no newbie should fool around with nitro, or for that matter, grinding mother of pearl carries some risks ..... the dust really needs to not be breathed.
So while I'm a big proponent of doing it yourself if you wish to try and learn (and I have explained to many piano customers how they can do a repair themselves and save some money), there can be no doubt that my over 30 years of experience lets me diagnose and fix a problem in minutes that they will never ever figure out period.
So YAY to all small buisiness men and while I'll mostly tend to jump in and say "do it yourself", it's because I believe in learning about that stuff and not because I think Light or Muttley overcharge. They are entitled to be paid for their knowledge.
