<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Seeking industry information</title></head><body> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS">Hello all,</font></div> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS"><br></font></div> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS">Some of you who were at the 2001 Reno National convention may remember Mark O'Shea, who was working for us at the time. Well after a stint working in LA we are pleased to have him working back with us again. Mark is interested in obtaining certain piano industry information. Some of you may be able to assist. If you would prefer to email Mark privately that would be fine also. His email address is;</font></div> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS"><br></font></div> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS">mailto:mark@overspianos.com.au</font></div> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS"><br></font></div> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS">The questions Mark has asked me to relay to the Pianotech brains-trust are as follows;</font></div> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS"><br></font></div> <blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000">1. At the present time, how many grand pianos are manufactured globally per year?</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000">60,000 (1997) - from the US International Trade Commission report, May 1999</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000"><br></font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000">2. How much do major manufacturers such as Baldwin, Kawai, Samick, Steinway, Yamaha pay for agraffes? (This may vary widely but all information would be helpful)</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000"><br></font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000">3. What percentage of agraffes are rejected during installation? Several years ago I heard that Yamaha reject around 35 % of their agraffes, ie. those which do not come into alignment at an appropriate torque figure (I know that hearsay is very dangerous but we have to start somewhere).</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000"><br></font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000">4. How long does it take for a competent factory installer to fit a set of agraffes?</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000"><br></font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000">5. At what rate might the above factory worker be paid per hour?</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000"><br></font></blockquote> </blockquote> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000">Thanks in advance, should anyone have relevant information that they would be willing to provide.</font></div> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000"><br></font></div> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000">Best regards,</font></div> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000000">Ron O.</font></div> <blockquote><br></blockquote> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY</b></font></div> <div><font color="#000000"><i>   </i></font><font color="#0000FF"><i>Grand Piano Manufacturers</i></font><font color="#000000"><br> _______________________</font></div> <div><font size="-2" color="#000000"><br> </font><font color="#000000">Web http://overspianos.com.au</font></div> <div><font color="#000000">mailto:info@overspianos.com.au<br> _______________________</font></div> </body> </html>