vert hammer replacement

[Mike Bratcher]

Hey Terry,

How's the sitcom thing going?  That was you right?

Mike Bratcher
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 9:39 PM
Subject: vert hammer replacement


> After a bit of research, and talking with several techs, I've found that
> their time spent hanging new hammers in a vertical piano varies wildly
from
> tech to tech; and thses are seasoned pros, not beginners. Also the fees
vary
> from a low of about $450 (cost of hammers AND labor to put them in!) to
well
> over $1,000. And this is for all work done in the customer's home.  The
> actual hours spent were between 4-20, depending on the tech. Then when
asked
> about regulation, the minimum time was from 1 to 5 hours at a top hourly
> rate of $90 per hr. That $1,000 figure mentioned above was for new hammers
> and the labor to install them, but does not include regulation. The actual
> labor cost (from one particular tech) was $700. Amazing!
>
> Terry Peterson
>
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