Manufacturing costs

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

HI Ron:

A pinblock has holes (many) which have tuning pins installed which have
holes into which piano wire is inserted.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Ron Nossaman wrote:

> >Does anyone have any information regarding he breakdown of costs associated 
> >with piano manufacturing? Specifically, I'm interested in knowing what 
> >percentage individual components contribute to the overall cost to make a 
> >piano. For instance: a set of hammers = x% of the total, the case = y%, the 
> >soundboard = z%. Please feel free to be as specific or as general as you are 
> >able. I'd love a breakdown of each individual part but am just as happy to 
> >know about the whole action or the entire case.
> >
> >Several manufacturers who I wrote to called this information "privileged" or 
> >"confidential" and therefore wouldn't help me.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Donn Young, RPT
> >Pianos@Bigfoot.com
> 
> 
> Hi Don,
> It seems that you haven't yet gotten any bites, or bytes either, for that
> matter. I don't have specific details, but I think I can safely assure you
> that, categorically, the one most expensive item in piano manufacture is the
> holes. There are very few parts in a piano that don't have at least one
> carefully designed, meticulously located, and precision fabricated hole.
> Some of the parts have hundreds of them, and they all cost money to install.
> Some parts even have holes in which are other parts which, themselves, have
> a hole, in which yet another part is installed. For extra credit, who can
> name the parts?
> 
> Sorry, this isn't what you wanted, but it's late, and I'm weak. I hope
> someone has some real information for you.
> 
>   
>  Ron N
> 
>