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On 21-dec-03, at 0:52, Isaac sur Noos wrote:

> It is yet quite often that some French shops send their intensive
> rebuilding jobs to be made in Poland.
>
> Best Regards.
>
> Isaac OLEG
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>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
>> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
>> part de Kuang Wang
>> Envoye : dimanche 21 decembre 2003 00:28
>> A : 'Pianotech'
>> Objet : RE: comparative labor rates ...
>>
>>
>> Maybe one day some company will start restore pianos overseas where
>> qualified labors are available.  It really doesn't cost much to ship
>> pianos in a container. Two way trip shouldn't cost more
>> than a grand and
>> labor won't cost you more than $500 per piano.
>>
>> Here in the US it costs at least $5k to fully restore a
>> piano because of
>> the labor cost (sometimes a lot more).  I can see problems
>> with quality
>> control and customer confidence.  But if you only restore
>> your own 20
>> Steinways and M&H you will only have quality control problem.
>>
>> Kuang
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
>> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
>> Behalf Of J Patrick Draine
>> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 5:36 PM
>> To: Pianotech
>> Subject: comparative labor rates ...
>>
>> List,
>> We just had some heating system & plumbing work done at our
>> home. Now,
>> the guys we chose for the jobs were much more professional
>> and skilled
>> than the ones who we have previously used. It's not surprising that
>> they expect to be well compensated for work well done. But ....
>> $175.00 per hour, Master Plumber
>> $ 85.00 per hour, #2 guy (presumably Journeyman plumber,
>> quite young)
>> Using "cheeper" contractors in the past only lead to the
>> problems that
>> these guys had to fix.
>> So, $6K later, one reflects ... perhaps it's time to adjust my own
>> rates (or tune more pianos).
>>
>> Meanwhile, zillions of jobs (software, banking, customer
>> service) are
>> going overseas thanks to this cool internet technology I'm
>> enjoying at
>> this very moment, and considerable numbers of previously
>> well employed
>> past customers are downsizing their employment expectations.
>>
>> Hoping for a Happy New Year,
>> Patrick
>>
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