Asking how long it will take to fix a chip and buff out the piano?is like asking how long it will take to repair a broken key and regulate the action.? Call the guy up and ask what he charges?per hour, and if he?give you an estimate?when?he's in the area.?? Wim -----Original Message----- From: David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 2:41 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] Additional Business Building Ideas (Besides YP) But you can make the damaged piece look better...not perfect...better...I believe the Bay Area only has one or two poly repair guys. Our Hamburg D at Stanford could use chip fixing and general buffing...I imagine it is a day's worth of work? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Paul McCloud" <pmc033 at earthlink.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 4/15/2009 5:04:14 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Additional Business Building Ideas (Besides YP) >Hi, Richard: > As with anything, you need to get your feet wet. Get a >damaged polyester piece, order the polyester from Ruth Phillips along with >the repair kit, and just follow the directions. The procedure is not >difficult, but things don't always turn out due to the nature of mixing >small quantities of polyester. Temperature and humidity affect the curing >of the material. Bubbles, voids, and other frustrating things happen, so >sometimes you have to do it over. I've been doing poly repairs for about 20 >years, and I still have some unexpected results. But I know what to do, no >matter what happens. Begin with the black color, which is very forgiving. >If you have a wood color (clear or tinted polyester) you are more likely to >have color matching problems because the wood is sealed under the thick >material. There is no way to recolor (accurately) the repair so it can't be >seen. It's like encapsulating something under glass. > Ruth Phillips often teaches a class in polyester repair that >is very helpful. You will learn a lot by doing the repair, and you'll see >it isn't as hard as you might think. It can be a little messy. Just don't >spill the stuff (especially the dyes and pigments) on the carpet. > You will be investing some money in materials and buffing >machinery. You can do a lot of repairs by hand, but a buffer will broaden >your range of repairs immensely. There are many ways to go with the >machines, and it depen ds upon how much you anticipate doing repairs. >Believe me, you can make at least as much doing this as tuning and repairing >pianos. Everything you invest will pay for itself in a short time. But, it >does take time to be able to make consistent repairs in all kinds of >situations. > If you have more time than work, and some time and funds to >invest (between $500 -1000.), you can get set up. The hardest part is >making the dam so the polyester doesn't run out. There is a jellied >polyester that they sell which will stay put, but it's hard to use and >messy, and the mixing of the color is sometimes uneven. > The bottom line is, anybody can do this. The key is >following the directions exactly. With the right materials, the right >machinery and the right techniques, you will have a skill that is >profitable and needed by virtually every dealer in the world. > Good luck. > Paul McCloud > San Diego > >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >Of Richard Gullion >Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:56 PM >To: Pianotech List >Subject: Re: [pianotech] Additional Business Building Ideas (Besides YP) > >How hard to get good at poly repairs...any ideas on practice...info etc...I >have had several dealers ask me about it...but didn't give much >thought...maybe I should. >Richard the "Piano Guy" > _____ > <http://www.thepianoguy.webs.com> > <http://www.thepianoguy.webs.com> > _____ > _____ >Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:51:10 -0500 >From: behmpiano at gmail.com >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: Re: [pianotech] Additional Business Building Ideas (Besides YP) >Wim - I think the polyester repair idea is a winner, as far as adding to >your business, especially if you would be the only provider available. >Here in Iowa, if I go 20 miles in any direction (as the crow flies, and let >me tell you, we've got a lot of those) I would be in the middle of a corn >field (or possibly soyb eans). > By the way, when you lived in St. Louis did you ever visit the Twin >Cities of the South - Festus and Crystal City - just south of St. Louis? >That's actually where I first started tuning before we moved to Boone. 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