Hammer Felt Gluing

[Richard Brekne]

Oh I hear you Terry, and understand poifectly well. I guess what I am
saying is that I am quite happy to pass such jobs over to others who get
more enjoyment out of working on them. And I am tickled pink to be in a
position where I can do just that. I get little or no reward anymore out
of working on instruments that are of such quality that a 600 dollar
investment for new hammers is not justified. To me... that kind of a
piano is something I am glad to avoid. Dont get me wrong... thats not
really meant as a put down for techs who work on them, or on the piano
itslef... its just that I dont enjoy working on them, and so I dont (as
long as fortune continues to smile on me).

I think most of us get to a point in our careers where we have worked up
a fairly good quality level clientell, and I also think most of us are
glad to get to that point.

And... I ALSO think that YOU will no doubt reach that same crossroads
before too many years go by. I gots lots of faith in you :)

Funny thing is... after getting up their in years ... past where I am
now... into retirement and beyond... seems like a lot of techs tend to
find a renewed appreciation for the little old lady and her Wurly down
the road. Must be some kinda twist on nostalgia or something.

Cheers
RicB

Farrell wrote:
> 
> True, but in this case the piano was otherwise in good condition and was
> meeting their needs and the hammer felt was pretty much all there (no deep
> grooves, etc.). I took the action out and did the gluing in my shop. I
> charged them $200 and they got their piano back in ...... well, whatever
> working order it was in before the hammer felt let go. IMHO, the piano,
> being that it was otherwise meeting their needs, was worth a $200 repair.
> For this piano, I couldn't have recommended sinking $600+ into a set of
> hammers.
> 
> Just like the 1960s Wurly console I posted about yesterday. I told the lady
> that it was probably going to be worth the repair, but if she had ANY
> thoughts about upgrading to a better piano, now would be a golden
> opportunity to cut the losses with the Wurly and put the $$ toward a better
> piano.
> 
> And if you have the luxury to exclude this type of work from your business,
> hey, the more power to ya! I'm jealous!
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
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