That's too low. The best in the business, such as Yvonne Ashmore charge to technicians $215.00. Customer should be paying $400+... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Gregor _" <karlkaputt at hotmail.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 1/29/2007 1:27:36 AM Subject: RE: Kimball Consolette keytop problem >>From: "Alan R. Barnard" >> >>Well, okay. I charge $150 for new, plastic, one piece whites, extra for >>sharps. Takes me a couple of hours in shop and maybe another half to one >>hour trimming and fitting in the field. >Perhaps I do something wrong, but I am astonished about the low price. The >replace job takes me at least 8 hours including trimming with a file. >Sometimes adequate keytops (length) are not available, so I have to shorten >the keys with a bandsaw which takes additional time. Is that an usual amount >of time or am I really so slow? >Gregor >_________________________________________________________________ >Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! >http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
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