Tracking Shop Hours

[Tom Dickson]

Jeannie,

   Thanks so much for the update.  I haven't talked to Ted in awhile, so I 
wasn't sure of his status.  I appreciate the new address!

Sincerely,
Tom Dickson



>From: "Jeannie Grassi" <jgrassi@silverlink.net>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: RE: Tracking Shop Hours
>Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:35:57 -0700
>
>Tom, and everyone,
>Actually, Ted just had his official retirement celebration from the Banff
>Centre this summer and is no longer there.  However he is still enjoying
>living in Banff.  His new email address is:  esambell@telusplanet.net
>
>jeannie
>
>Jeannie Grassi, RPT
>Associate Editor, Piano Techncians Journal
>mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
>Of Tom Dickson
>Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 6:18 PM
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: Tracking Shop Hours
>
>
>Hi, Terry!
>
>    In case you are interested, the Ted ..... to which you refer is Ted
>Sambell.  He works in the Banff Centre, which is in Alberta, Canada.  His
>email is ted_sambell@banffcentre.ab.ca .  If he is available, he may wish 
>to
>give you some ideas on times, etc.
>
>Sincerely,
>Tom Dickson,
>Regina, SK, Canada
>
>
>
> >From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Subject: Tracking Shop Hours
> >Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 10:32:24 -0400
> >
> >This post follows up my post on old upright rebuilding. Does anyone have
> >any
> >great tried-and-true methods for tracking shop hours - hours spent on
> >individual projects - and better yet, broken down into specific tasks. I 
>am
> >hopelessly (or nearly so) disorganized, and I would rather try to cast a
> >new
> >plate in my shop that try to track my hours. How do you organized folks 
>out
> >there do it? I remember the Journal cover from a-ways back with Ted 
>......
> >(the wonderful dude from England) on the cover standing in front of his
> >super-neat tool storage in his shop (he can likely tell you it took him
> >14.7
> >hours be build that shelving) - so I know you organized techs exist - you
> >can't hide.
> >
> >It's horrible. I have rebuild a couple pianos and actions, but I still
> >don't
> >know how long it takes to rebuild a piano or an action (or at least not a
> >accurately as I would like). My troubles may be compounded by the fact 
>that
> >I have my shop structure attached to the back of my garage at home. It is
> >common for me to walk by, go into the shop, and do 15 minutes of work 
>(glue
> >on 3 damper felts, glue on a keytop, file 6 hammers, turn 12 capstans,
> >level
> >4 keys, etc.), and go back to cooking dinner or scolding the dog.
> >
> >Any input??? Thanks.
> >
> >Terry Farrell
> >
> >
>
>
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