---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 1/5/2005 1:56:32 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, Wimblees@aol.com writes: Wim You completely forgot the fun factor. Not only this but If one owns a chain saw the post are quickly removed in a matter of minutes I don't save everthing. Yes a minimum wage worker can get an upright un -strung in 1 & 1/2 hours strings & pins removed & or just loosen the tension so it doesn't explode when the post get removed. Also the wood I recycled is probably worth 300 dollars. I'm looking at it primarily from a rebuilders point of view & what quality of wood is not available anymore for any price. Any one sell an old plate to the scrapers recently? How much are they worth?in an Dale Erwin Your idea is great. but I think the reason more technicians aren't doing this is time. If you have the time, it's worth it. But if you have to take time, time that could be used for more productive things, or even spending it with the family, then it isn't cost effective. A number of years ago I kind of did a time study to figure out how long it would take two guys , getting paid $10 and hour, to completely tear apart an old upright, and save all the screws, hinges, caster, and of course lumber. Then I figured out how much the parts could be sold for. I think each upright would have cost me something like $30. And that didn't even include paying for the space, the storage, the advertising, overhead, taxes, etc. But, if you've nothing else to do on a Sunday afternoon, why not? Wim ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/ee/c5/03/4c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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