I hope he reads my message, too. Wim -----Original Message----- From: CHARLES BECKER <cbeckercpt at verizon.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:04 am Subject: Re: [pianotech] Not again, Young Chang contact for action brackets Derek from Young Chang e-mailed me today. My brackets are on the way. Model and serial # is all you need. I'll advise when they arrive.? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Servinsky" <tompiano at bellsouth.net>? To: <pmc033 at earthlink.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org>? Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 6:04 AM? Subject: Re: [pianotech] Not again, Young Chang contact for action brackets? ? > Paul? > It's not a matter if YC is supplying them for free or not. It's getting > them to respond to our orders and get the parts out. The last set that I > had to order took 6 months by the time it got to my doorstep. There is no > excuse for that.? > As I see it, the handwriting is on the wall for YC and supplying these > brackets. They have already taken a pretty big hit for all of the free > parts they've had to provide, plus the labor services paid in the past. It > all adds up, and guess what, there are plenty more which are going to need > this repair.? > Given the down economy and how all businesses cutting back anywhere they > can, it wouldn't surprised in the bit if the YC bean-counters eventually > pulls the plug on providing the free brackets offer altogether.? > Tom Servinsky? >? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <pmc033 at earthlink.net>? > To: <pianotech at ptg.org>? > Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:34 PM? > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Not again, Young Chang contact for action > brackets? >? >? >>? >> If Y.C. is still supplying the brackets free, where's the profit motive? >> for Pianotek to produce them? When Y.C. were charging $100 or whatever, >> I? >> could understand an independent supplier charging less.? >> The last set I replaced, Y.C. paid $180 for labor. That was last year.? >> Has that changed?? >> Paul McCloud? >> San Diego? >>? >>> [Original Message]? >>> From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net>? >>> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>? >>> Date: 04/22/2009 8:11:59 PM? >>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Not again, Young Chang contact for action? >> brackets? >>>? >>> Tom Servinsky wrote:? >>> > I'm surprised the folks at the big supply houses haven't jumped on the? >>> > bandwagon and started getting these produced for their inventory. >>> > Seems? >>> > like this would be a guaranteed cash-cow for many years to come.? >>> > Listening Pianotek?? >>> > Tom Servinsky? >>>? >>> I've been wondering about that for years.? >>> Ron N? >>>? >>? >>? >>? >>? >? >? >? > ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090427/8c6e25f8/attachment.html>
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