>>...How petty of them to ight a charge of only $35 especially when it applies to the work to be done anyway!???!...<< There was never an agreement for any work to be done according to the post: ---------------------- >>...proceed to tell them that the estimate is $35 for the house call and that the $35 will be taken off the final bill if they decide to have the work done...<< ---------------------- And: >>...I tell them initially that the cost could be around $2000-2500 for a typical restoration not including refinishing...<< Restore: 2. To bring back to an original condition. (computer dictionary) In the book that I go by, there could never be any such thing as a typical restoration. A piano can be tuned, played, repaired, regulated, refinished, reconditioned, rebuilt, and moved. But restoration, ah, "that is a horse of a different color". Restoration is an art that very few persons are capable of doing and to the best of my understanding is reserved for early period type pieces. Specific documentation is kept of all work performed and when the job is finished, even experts would be hard pressed to tell that the instrument had ever been in need of restoration when done by a dedicated and qualified individual. Painstaking work, involving an immense amount of time, love and devotion. One instance of which I am aware lasted for three years. Just needed to put apples with apples and oranges with oranges. Keith A. McGavern, RPT Oklahoma Chapter 731 Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Oklahoma
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