<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16544" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>There is a guide available, from either PTG, or Randy Potter, that has the suggested time for different jobs.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>When I started I didn't charge the customer for the time it took me, I charged for the time I thought it should have taken me. </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>I didn't know about there being a guide, and at that time, there probably wasn't.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>I always felt that the customer should not be paying for my learning experience.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=hoppsmusic@hotmail.com href="mailto:hoppsmusic@hotmail.com">Steven Hopp</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 16, 2007 4:50 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Replacement Keytops Pricing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <BR>Hello again,<BR> <BR>I am now proud to say I am an official associate member of PTG (Austin TX Chapter) and am looking forward to testing and RPT status in the future.  My question is as follows:<BR> <BR>What is a fair retail price for new white keytops?  Black Keytops?  Labor plus materials?  About how long does it take an experienced person (of which I am not in this area) to do the job?  I am looking at it as a learning experience so am willing to not feel like a huge profit, if any, is necessary.  What would be a good product choice for a Gulbransen console?  Thanks again.<BR> <BR>Steven Hopp<BR>Midland TX<BR><BR> <HR> Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Café. <A href="http://www.cafemessenger.com/info/info_sweetstuff2.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_OctWLtagline" target=_new>Stop by today!</A> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>