[pianotech] Key recovering-was wagner planner

[David Love]

Well, I can't do them in half a day by the time you get around to hand
filing everything, leveling, pick up, delivery etc...  But a full day and
that's what I charge.  Usually I end up doing bushings and the sharps as
well so two days.  I don't love the work either but I'm a control freak and
I prefer hanging around the shop than driving around chasing tunings.  I
always prefer when they want a whole new keyset.  Then I feel just fine
sending it out.  

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ron Nossaman
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 9:06 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Key recovering-was wagner planner


Paul, Dale,

A considerable number of us don't live in an area where we can make $600
servicing three pianos in a day. That means we can spend a half day doing a
set of keytops and pay for time, where we can't get the price to send them
out and still make anything. A good machine setup helps a bunch. I have an
old Oslund machine set that simplifies and speeds things up considerably,
but I used a set of table table saw jigs prior to that which worked fairly
well, if a whole lot scarier.

As I've pointed out before, having five million people within an hour's
drive of you makes for a significant difference in attitude and pricing.

I don't like doing them either, BTW, but I do.

Ron N