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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I repaired a vertical damper lift rail =
the other
day. Typical thing where one of three little steel L-shaped hookies that =
pivots
in a flange broke off. I just made the appointment to re-install =
the rail
and the guy asked me what the charge was. I told him. He didn't sound =
happy at
all. I am expecting..... shall we say a difference of opinions? My =
question
(before I tell what my charge is/was) is how much time would you charge =
at your
normal hourly rate for such a repair?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm in Florida and rates are pretty =
consistent here
with most of the mid-west. I typically charge $60 an hour for on-site =
service
work and $50 an hour for shop work. And I think I gave him a good deal
actually.......</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano is a recent model =
Kawai.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The tasks I had to do:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1 - diagnose problem (pretty fast on =
that
one)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2 - remove action</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3 - remove damper rail</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4 - replace action</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(I tuned the piano at this =
first visit - so no
need to charge for a service call specifically to remove the damper
rail.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5 - repair rail (make new L-shaped pin, =
drill hole
in rod, epoxy pin in place)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>6 - service call to remove action, =
install rail,
re-install action (25-mile round trip - I wasn't scheduled to go out =
that way
for two weeks and the girl that plays the piano is active on the piano
and so she wanted it back together ASAP - so this was a special =
service
call to that area.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for any input.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry =
Farrell</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>