If you splice the original string you have no mark-up problem. The string matches the original perfectly because it is the original. No delay, no time spent taking measurements and no second trip to install the string. Ed Sutton -----Original Message----- >From: Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> >Sent: Jan 23, 2007 8:28 AM >To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> >Subject: Re: bass string markup > >John, I'm with you. I just can't do much markup on replacement strings. WIth installation labor costs, it's already expensive for the client. I mark them up a couple of bucks and charge for my labor. > > I feel that 'retail standards', such as a 100% markup, are not appropriate when there is no store front with rent costs to be covered. JMHO. > > Tom Sivak > Chicago > >Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > 100% markup is a retail standard. Some, including me, lower that up to 50% >for big-ticket items (>$100). > >Ever have a retail store owner frown with guilt when you made a purchase? >You shouldn't either. > >Terry Farrell > >----- Original Message ----- >>I have to replace three wound bichords in a clients piano. I have ordered >>them and they arrived today. I'm just wondering what the usual markup for >>individual strings might be if any. While I'm on the subject, I have >>always felt uneasy about markup on parts never quite knowing how much is >>the norm. By the time it gets to me with shipping and various taxes, the >>parts seem rather expensive and I feel guilty about marking it up further. >>I would apreciate any thoughts on this matter. >> >> John Pengelly > > >
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