I recently completed a similar (but slightly more extensive) project and was paid in excess of $30,000. I charged by the page.
Make sure you specify binding and reproduction is extra. Shipping costs can also add up to quite a bit (I spent over $1,000 with FedEx on this project). You may also want to put in your contract some language about hiring a third-party proofreader (highly recommended). Good luck, Ronald M. Krentzman R&M Music Preparation > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Vincent Cordel > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 9:48 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Finale] [slightly off-topic] What prices/rates do you apply ? > > > Hi everyone, > > sorry for the off-topic but I just got a phone call for a big score to > complete. > > It's basically an orchestral score for an opera having 36 staves and > 1000 pages, written by hand fairly small. I'll have to give the score > and maybe the extracted parts. > > Could you please tell me the rates you usually use for such a work ? > I always worked with companies where I was paid for a designed task. > > This time, I have a little more power and I can setup my price :-) > But I have no idea how much to ask. > > I guess I should be paid on a page basis rather than on a measure/staff > basis. > Also should I apply a discount because this is a big score ? > How should I be paid ? 50% at the beginning and 50% at the completion or > should I be paid every 50 pages for example ? > Furthermore, do you have any idea how much time it would take me to > complete it ? > > Any advice is welcome because I'm not used to do that ! > > Thanks in advance > > > Vincent C. > pour ATANATA Records > > > ================================================= > Découvrez les artistes de demain...aujourd'hui ! > http://www.atanata.com (Magasin) > L'autre façon de promouvoir la musique indépendante > http://www.atanata.net (Backstage) > ================================================= > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
