[CAUT] List,,,Wow, knock me over with a feather.

[Bob Hull]

Ric,

I like the options idea for Jeff. Perhaps I'm slow but
I'm not following your pricing formula.  price x
amount of dollars?
Price of parts  multiplied by what amount? Especially
option two with the Yamaha prehung.

Can you explain a little more, since pricing
appropriately sure does make or break us.  I have been
figuring the cost of parts plus some amount, then the
number of labor hours times what I want to make per
hour.  

Should Jeff figure in checking the key and hammer
weighting and adjustments?

Thanks,
Bob E. Hull

--- Ric Brekne <ricbrek@broadpark.no> wrote:

> Congrats Jeff !
> 
> At least so far so good.  I'm going to vote away
> from the frey here and 
> suggest you opt for factory hung CFIII hammers.
> These are now made of 
> Wurzen AA felt and are far from being too hard. 
> They will require some 
> needling, but the hammers are very pliable and easy
> to needle.  I'd also 
> suggest you offer your administration a couple
> alternatives in the light 
> of the events of your past few days.  Offer to do
> the job yourself with
> 
> 1:  Ronzens and new shanks,  price x amount of
> dollars
> 2:  Prehung origional Yamaha parts,  price x time 2
> amount of dollars.
> 3:  Bringing in a regional concert CFIII tech from
> Yamaha America to do 
> the job and hold a private seminar for you and
> perhaps a select very few 
> other (paying) techs.  price  x times 4 amount of
> dollars minus what 
> comes in from whatever participants you hold.
> 
> Express all the confidence in all three options, yet
> hold out the 
> virtues of each individual option.  Make your
> presentation short and 
> sweet and let them decide.  This will also show your
> bosses that you are 
> capable of arranging far more then simple piano tech
> work... but that 
> you are able to take over significant areas of
> responsibilities for the 
> whole piano section.
> 
> I've arranged 4 pianotechnical seminars now these
> and one class for a 
> major convention here at the UiB. It wows em every
> time.
> 
> Cheers
> RicB
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> List,
> 
> Wow, knock me over with a feather.  I was called by
> the adjunct today
> and received an apology, and we had a lengthy
> conversation about
> extending his concern for the Yamaha to include the
> whole piano
> inventory (among many other things).  At this point,
> it looks like
> things may turn out well after all, or at least as
> well as can be
> expected.  The jury is still out over whether I will
> hang in there at
> this university, but at least this situation has not
> forced me to leave
> under negative circumstances.  I have a meeting
> later today with the
> adjunct and other piano faculty.  Maybe we'll all
> plot to overthrow the
> Dean.  Oops, I didn't say that.  Thanks again to all
> of you for your
> input - any more ideas about new hammers would be
> great.  That will be
> happening no matter what.
> 
> Jeff Stickney
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