
TelePaul
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Light said:Why should anyone (particularly someone with a VERY high level of skill, such as our repair people) have to make do with less? Our labor is just as valuable as anyone else's, and to suggest otherwise is offensive. We work just as hard as anyone, so why shouldn't we be paid just as well?
You have to make do with less because thats the area you chose to specialise in. It's simple economics. I hate to say it but if you decided to devote the time to learning the skills of a mechanic, you'd be making more money. This is because the demand for car repair exceeds the demand for guitar repair. It's down to economics. The demand for guitar repair isn't comparatively high because not everyone plays guitar. The demand for say, fresh bread is constant and that's why we use things like bread to measure the consumer price index. If you were the only guitar repairer in America, or even your state or county, things would be different. Unfortunately, there are very few barriers to entry into the guitar making business; Muttleys tools amount to £35000, which isn't alot to invest in a business. The problem is that your job, which you qualify as highly specialised, is still rampant with competition...be that high end quality repairs or the cowboys people mentioned. In short...thems the breaks.