reconstruir - Mexico OLD THREAD

[Nichols]

At 08:51 AM 5/9/00 -0700, you wrote:
>I have been asked by a dealer about a company that is apparently
>rebuilding pianos in Mexico.  You send them the piano, and using
>cheap Mexian labor they will completely rebuild the instrument
>and then return it at a "bargain" rate.
>
>Does anyone know about this?  More importantly, what is the
>quality of these rebuilds?  What type of action parts, hammers,
>and felt are they using?  Are they doing soundboards, bridges,
>and pin blocks?
>
>Rob Goodale, RPT
>Las Vegas, NV
> 

Rob and list,
	You may know that I was somewhat "off-line" for a while, and I'm now
catching-up. This thread is kind of old, but I'm compelled to answer a few
of your concerns.
	SAMA piano is indeed a "going" concern, with the backgrounds of several
techs and business people. There have been some amazing hurdles overcome by
all, and the plant is producing very nicely remanufactured instruments at a
good rate. The volume capabilities are un-matched.
	In the beginning, there were many "junkers" sent to SAMA for rebuild, and
as it's been said in one response, some units that shouldn't have been
rebuilt, period. The initial major contractor set limits and terms that are
no longer acceptable. So.... the quality of work is as good as it gets,
over all, and dealer prep time should be minimal. 
	The web pages you are looking for are hosted by "jobbers", not the plant.
You may contact me or Señor Salvador Ortiz (associate member, PTG) for
further info.

I'm at:
	505-642-8640
Salvador is at 915-845-5755 (eves)

Guy Nichols, RPT
nicho@lascruces.com