Parts stock - (was Schaff buys American Piano Supply)

[Robert Moffatt]

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1 yd of under string/ bushing
> felt at each thickness, about $250 Cnd. for each, soon adds up.
> Come to think of it, felt products alone would be more than $2000.
> Regards Roger=20

I believe it is called string pillow. String pillow costs about $45.00 =
CDN!
Bob Moffatt


> At 07:19 PM 02/10/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >List,
> >    I'm coming out of the lurking mode on this one.  We stock AT =
LEAST $2000
> >in parts...probably a lot more if I stop and add it all up.  When I =
stop to
> >think about it...a few of each kind of butt, wippen, flange, temp
> >replacement hammer, bass string replacements for common pianos (P202, =
243,
> >P2, Baldwin D, old Steinway M-D's, etc that are in colleges and they
> >commonly break...I despise universals), Protec, dampers, shanks, =
knobs,
> >touch up materials, polishes, boy... just goes on and on and that's =
just for
> >the road cars.  Then there's the shop.
> >    If y'all don't have to have an inventory, tell me how so I can =
learn
> >here.
> >
> >Thanks!!
> >
> >Ted Rohde - Central Illinois
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~responding to~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >Boy, I sure don't have a couple thousand tied up in parts by a long =
shot...
> >
> >David I.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On =
Behalf
> >Of Roger Jolly
> >Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 8:37 AM
> >To: pianotech@ptg.org
> >Subject: Re: Schaff buys American Piano Supply
> >
> >
> >Hi Susan,
> >                I'm going to play Devil's Advocate.
> >You are out of brass flange clips, and have to special order some for =
a
> >customer.
> >You return home and process the order.
> >You have paid for a phone call, and the shipping charges, plus a =
second
> >visit to the customer to install.
> >Even if they are next door neighbor's, there goes at least 1 hr of =
time.
> >The part cost but a few cents.  How much do you charge the customer =
for the
> >part?
> >You probably have a few thousand dollars tied up in inventory, who =
pay's
> >the interest on the money?
> >From my own point of view, I either give the nickle and dimes parts =
away,
> >and see it as the cost of doing business, or charge a $20 minimum =
parts
> >handling fee. Now that could be seen as a grossly inflated mark up. =
But in
> >reality it's survival to stay in business.
> >Large ticket items we just double the invoice amount.  It's called =
profit.
> >I have a $10 minimum parts policy for things like 3 or 4 hammer =
shank's, if
> >you use common sense you will not be challanged.  You have to be fair =
to
> >yourself, as well as the customer.
> >We all end up in doing jobs that we loss money, so it balances out =
when we
> >can make it up in other areas.
> >Grining from ear to ear.
> >Have a nice day.
> >Roger
> >=20
> Roger Jolly
> Saskatoon, Canada.
> 306-665-0213
> Fax 652-0505
>=20

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