Terry/Rebuilding Uprights

[Carl Meyer]

Terry, I don't keep track of my time.  I'm depressed enough as it is.

Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG
Santa Clara, California
cmpiano@attbi.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: Terry/Rebuilding Uprights


> Thanks Joe. I agree. I have your labor guide and use it quite a bit. That
is
> how I priced this job. But as far as actually keeping track of my shop
> time........please - only ten new things at a time!!!!!  ;-)
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 2:23 PM
> Subject: Terry/Rebuilding Uprights
>
>
> > Terry,
> > You made a comment: "wish I had kept track of the time....".
> > IMHO we should all keep better track of the time spent on jobs. My
Repair
> > Labor Guide is a product of doing just that. I know that it's not
perfect,
> > but it does give us a point of reference. I would suggest, that anyone
who
> > is doing shop work, invest in either a good lapse time stop watch or a
> time
> > card machine. They are inexpensive and are worth their weight in "gold".
> > If you use something to keep track of your time spent, then you can
check
> it
> > against the RLG and decide if you are working efficiently or if the job
> you
> > are doing is just more difficult and deserves a higher charge. The whole
> > point is to be FAIR to yourself AND  the client. It's a difficult
> > "tightrope" we walk, in this regard, but we are making a living doing
> this,
> > so let's get a little more organized.
> > Regards,
> > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> >
>