vert hammer replacement

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Wed, 28 Jan 2004 01:15:01 EST


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In a message dated 1/27/2004 9:35:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
joegarrett@earthlink.net writes:
Pianolover88 queried: "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; ............yada yada."
     Reality check for time- Fictious job costs
   Time to sell job, pickup action, kibitz with client, drive time     2 hr. 
average
   Order hammers                                                              
             10minutes
   Remove old hammers                                                         
        1` minutes
   Shape, bore, prep old shanks                                               
       2 hr.
   Hanging time average                                                       
        2 hr.
   Realign in piano, file bass hammers to mate with unisons        2 hr.
   Time spent juicing & needling . Depends on piano                0 to2 hr.
     Additional complications coulds arise increasing cost of job             
                                                                              
                                  8-10 hours   

 Cost of hammers                          Ronsen wholesale                  
180.oo
 Markup                                                                       
                    90.00
 tax on parts                                                                 
                    $370.00
Labor rate times 8-10 fictious labor rate $50.00 per                    500.00
                                                                              
                                                              870.00
 Next job---Regulation how much depends

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